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Putti with a Medallion

Eisen was a book illustrator trained by his father and in the Paris studio of the engraver Jacques Philippe Le Bas (1707–1783). Comparable features of his graphic works secure the attribution to him of these playful putti.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Putti with a Medallion
  • Artist: Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen (French, Valenciennes 1720–1778 Brussels)
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: Oval, 25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in. (64.8 x 54 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
  • Object Number: 07.225.438b
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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