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Doctor Pierre Carl Potain (1825–1901)

before 1901
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Doctor Pierre Carl Potain (1825–1901)
  • Artist: Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier (French, Paris 1856–1909 Neuilly)
  • Date: before 1901
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, olive brown patina
  • Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 6 9/16 in. (22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Victor D. Brenner, 1903
  • Object Number: 03.7.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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