to have a bronze nameplate underneath. Currently, the piece sits in an alcove on the 4th floor of the Indiana Statehouse, and the bronze name plate is not currently being displayed with the bust. Artist Jean Antoine Houdon was born March 20, 1742, in Versailles. He was a sculptor in the Neoclassical style and is considered to be the most famous sculptor of the latter half of the 18th century in France. Houdon was famous for his busts and portrait statues of inventors, philosophers, and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon also created sculptures of other famous American founding fathers, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. Condition The current condition of the sculpture is good, per assessment completed in April 2006. See also Abraham Lincoln (Jones) Ashbel Parsons Willard (Dexter) Daniel W. Voorhees (Voorhees) George Rogers Clark (McLary) References External links Photograph of bust in context of alcove and rotunda. Close up photo of proper right of bust. Detail photo of proper right of bust. Detail photo of rear base inscription. Detail photo proper left of bust. Photo of bust in alcove-note bronze descriptive plate absent. The Morgan Library Collections-Catalogue entry for George Washington's living mask created by Houdon. Photos and information on other artworks by Houdon The Art Institute of Chicago The J. Paul Getty Museum Indiana Statehouse Tour Office l'Écorché (Flayed Man) by Houdon The Metropolitan Museum of Art Mount Vernon 1932 sculptures Busts in Indiana Busts of presidents of the United States George Washington in art Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection Plaster sculptures in the United States Public art in the United States Sculptures of men in Indiana