Memoirs of the life and works of Jean Antoine Houdon : the sculptor of Voltaire and of Washington . Genl. Washington andthat it is to be executed in Paris. If the thing is true I beg of you, Sir,to recall me to your mind. I have some claims upon your choice: senior-ity over persons who may make the same request to you; your Portraitand the tomb of Montgomery must have proved to you my zeal andknowledge. This is followed two months later by a similar application. OnDecember 31 he writes: I learn from the public prints that, in spite of a costly war, the Amer-ican states, to establish civil auth
Memoirs of the life and works of Jean Antoine Houdon : the sculptor of Voltaire and of Washington . Genl. Washington andthat it is to be executed in Paris. If the thing is true I beg of you, Sir,to recall me to your mind. I have some claims upon your choice: senior-ity over persons who may make the same request to you; your Portraitand the tomb of Montgomery must have proved to you my zeal andknowledge. This is followed two months later by a similar application. OnDecember 31 he writes: I learn from the public prints that, in spite of a costly war, the Amer-ican states, to establish civil authority more thoroughly and rendercommerce more flourishing, propose building a City and a palace forCongress. I venture to hope, from your goodness, that if my feebletalents can be employed, you will call me to mind and believe that myeagerness and zeal may perhaps render me worthy of your choice. Bepersuaded that I should regard as one of the most glorious moments ofmy life, that in which I should be fortunate enough to immortalize insome way the most brilliant epoch of the eighteenth IFIKA^MILI^ IBlf CAWWlEffil Jean Antoine Houdon ;7 ment upon a rumor prevalent. It is claimed that M. Houdon has beencharged to execute for Congress, two Statues, and that he has obtainedpreference over me, in spite of my seniority and the promises made beg of you to tell me whether I am still to hope in this matter orwhether I must abandon it. You will oblige me extremely by answeringme. I have the honor to be entirely, Sir, Your very humble and obedient Servant, Caffieri,Sculptor to the King, Professor of his Royal Academy ofPainting and Sculpture, rue des Cannelles, Faubourg On the following day Lair de la Motte, who was private secre-tary to Dr. Franklin for from five to six years, wrote to Caffierifrom Passy: I gave an account to Mr. Franklin of what you did me the honor toinform me of yesterday touching the bust which has been lost throughSr. de Lorme. He is annoy
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