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David Roentgen: Apollo Clock

Abraham and David Roentgen were renowned German cabinetmakers whose workshop was famed throughout Europe for its exquisite marquetry work and complex mechanical devices. Lavishly embellished and expertly crafted, the Apollo clock is one of the best-known pieces of Roentgen furniture.

This clock, from Roentgen-Museum, Neuwied, is featured in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens (on view October 30, 2012–January 27, 2013).

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Victor Hugo

After Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788–1856 Paris)

Founder:: Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne (French, St-Martin-de-Fresnay 1810–1892 Paris)
Date:: late 19th century
Culture:: French (Paris)
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H. 8 1/4 x W. 4 1/2 x D. 4 1/4 in. (21 x 11.4 x 10.8 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture
Credit Line:: Gift of Joseph G. Reinis, 2005
Accession Number:: 2005.108.3

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Incised on front of base: VICTOR HUGO. On back: F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR. Stamped letters around a male head in profile: REDUCTION MECANIQUE COLLAS BREVETE.

Marking: Inventory numbers in ink underneath: 2/16763 and WJb. 2-2-17
Provenance

Joseph G. Reinis (until 2005; to MMA)
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Who
Pierre Jean David d'Angers (112)

Ferdinand Barbedienne (5)
What
Metal (59,587)

Sculpture (24,354)

Copper alloy (16,651)

Bronze (11,649)

Figures (5,015)

Busts (555)
Where
Europe (150,013)

France (49,321)

Paris (2,031)
When
A.D. 1800-1900 (80,792)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,264)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1800–1900 A.D.

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