Pierre-Paul David d'Angers

1881

Not on view

This medal is a touching bow to a progenitor of the splendidly gifted sculptor and medalist Victor Peter, as it represents the grandson of the great medalist Pierre-Jean David d’Angers. An example was shown in the Salon of 1881 and the present one looks as fine as that in the Musée d’Orsay.

[James D. Draper, 2014]

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Title: Pierre-Paul David d'Angers
Artist: Medalist: Victor Peter (French, Paris 1840–1918 Paris)
Date: 1881
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Cast bronze with dark green patination
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (16.5 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Purchase, Stephen K. Scher Gift, 2015
Object Number: 2015.2
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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