Design for a Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Paris, 1814
This is one of the few surviving drawings by Gatteaux, an engraver of medals. His delicate use of line and wash recalls the technique of his lifelong friend Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. The design commemorates the Treaty of Paris of 1814, signed by the French king Louis XVIII and other European leaders following the abdication and exile of Emperor Napoleon I.
Artwork Details
- Title: Design for a Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Paris, 1814
- Artist: Jacques Edouard Gatteaux (French, Paris 1788–1881 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1814
- Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
- Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 10 9/16 in. (39.1 x 26.9 cm)
Diameter of design: 18.3 cm - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gift, 1980
- Object Number: 1980.283.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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