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Portrait of W.H. Vanderbilt

1893
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of W.H. Vanderbilt
  • Artist: Medalist: Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach (Alsace 1847–1916 Strasbourg)
  • Date: 1893
  • Culture: French, Alsace
  • Medium: Gilt bronze, struck
  • Dimensions: Diam. 8 1/4 in. (210 mm.)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1894
  • Object Number: 94.12
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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