Jean Who Cries Bust
About: This is a diminutive bust in copper with worn silverplate after Jean Antoine Houhdon’s famous sculptures: ‘Jean Who Laughs, Jean Who Cries’. Houdon’s sculptures brought Voltaire’s famous poem, “Jean qui pleure et qui rit” , to life. Voltaire’s poem (1772) is commentary on humanity’s ability to be an emotional roller coaster in a single day.
The tiny bust sits on a socle (plinth) of its own material which is further mounted on a secondary turned black lacquered wooden socle.
Why We Love It: If you hadn’t guessed, we love little desktop articles, especially busts and figures evocative of the Grand Tour eras, classical Rome, Greece and even France.
Condition: Perfectly worn showing considerable wear to the silver finish and less to the wooden base. Just the way we like it, an honest life.
Dims: 4” H x 1.5” Diameter base.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
About: This is a diminutive bust in copper with worn silverplate after Jean Antoine Houhdon’s famous sculptures: ‘Jean Who Laughs, Jean Who Cries’. Houdon’s sculptures brought Voltaire’s famous poem, “Jean qui pleure et qui rit” , to life. Voltaire’s poem (1772) is commentary on humanity’s ability to be an emotional roller coaster in a single day.
The tiny bust sits on a socle (plinth) of its own material which is further mounted on a secondary turned black lacquered wooden socle.
Why We Love It: If you hadn’t guessed, we love little desktop articles, especially busts and figures evocative of the Grand Tour eras, classical Rome, Greece and even France.
Condition: Perfectly worn showing considerable wear to the silver finish and less to the wooden base. Just the way we like it, an honest life.
Dims: 4” H x 1.5” Diameter base.
Location: Philadelphia, PA
About: This is a diminutive bust in copper with worn silverplate after Jean Antoine Houhdon’s famous sculptures: ‘Jean Who Laughs, Jean Who Cries’. Houdon’s sculptures brought Voltaire’s famous poem, “Jean qui pleure et qui rit” , to life. Voltaire’s poem (1772) is commentary on humanity’s ability to be an emotional roller coaster in a single day.
The tiny bust sits on a socle (plinth) of its own material which is further mounted on a secondary turned black lacquered wooden socle.
Why We Love It: If you hadn’t guessed, we love little desktop articles, especially busts and figures evocative of the Grand Tour eras, classical Rome, Greece and even France.
Condition: Perfectly worn showing considerable wear to the silver finish and less to the wooden base. Just the way we like it, an honest life.
Dims: 4” H x 1.5” Diameter base.
Location: Philadelphia, PA