id: 154246
accession number: 1988.59
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Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck, c. 1775. Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828). Terracotta; overall: 49.5 x 40 x 28.5 cm (19 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.); with base: 64 x 39.3 x 28.1 cm (25 3/16 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1988.59
title: Portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck
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creation date: c. 1775
creation date earliest: 1770
creation date latest: 1780
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creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: France, 18th century
technique: terracotta
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Sculpture
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
* Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741–1828) - artist
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measurements: Overall: 49.5 x 40 x 28.5 cm (19 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.); with base: 64 x 39.3 x 28.1 cm (25 3/16 x 15 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
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inscription: inscribed in plaster fill in back at bottom: Houdon FT 177[4?]. Since this inscription was clearly added after the terracotta was fired, it cannot be considered a signature.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1988
opening date: 1989-03-01T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 14, 1989).
title: Rococo, Revolution, Restoration
opening date: 1989-07-11T04:00:00
Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Possibly René Huyghe, 1906-1997 (Paris, France)
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Michael Hall Fine Arts, Inc. (New York, New York), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
"The Year in Review for 1988." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 76, no. 2 (1989): 30-75.
page number: p. 68, no. 20, repr. p. 30
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25160061
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1988.59/1988.59_web.jpg
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