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To commemorate the gift of his chateau de Chantilly to the nation, by the Duc d'Aumale on his banishment in 1886

Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain French
1886
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: To commemorate the gift of his chateau de Chantilly to the nation, by the Duc d'Aumale on his banishment in 1886
  • Artist: Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain (French, Mortagne, Orne 1839–1909 Paris)
  • Date: 1886
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, cast - double
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893
  • Object Number: 93.10.46a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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