Jean Antoine Houdon

MarJean-Antoine Houdon was born in Versailles, France on March 20, 1741.¹

Jean-Antoine Houdon created the Écorché, an anatomical model, in 1767.¹

In 1778, Houdon joined the Masonic lodge Les Neuf Sœurs, where he later met Benjamin Franklin and John Paul Jones.¹

To create the statue of George Washington, Houdon was invited by Benjamin Franklin to cross the Atlantic in 1785 and model at Mount Vernon.¹

JulHoudon married Marie-Ange-Cecile Langlois on July 1, 1786, and they had three daughters.¹

JulJean-Antoine Houdon died in Paris on July 15, 1828, at the age of 87.¹