La Paix
Maker
Jean Guillaume Moitte
(French, 1746 - 1810)
Additional Title(s)
- Peace
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1786
Mediumterracotta
Dimensionsoverall: 13 3/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 in. (34 x 15.9 x 12.7 cm.)
DescriptionThis is a preparatory model for a statue representing a personification of peace that was meant to decorate an entrance gate into Paris.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of MaryLou and George Boone
Status
On viewObject number2007.15.2
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1777
Object number: 27.92
