The 1781 life-size marble statue of this French writer is one of Jean Antoine Houdon's most famous works
In 1746, he was commissioned by the 
King to carve a life-size marble statue of each figure; these works were 
completed in 1748,... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Memoirs of the life and works of Jean Antoine Houdon ... [PAR] CHAPTER IX (1781-1785) 173 Statues of Tourville and of "La Frileuse.