Louis Joseph Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, French, 1788 - 1856
about 1830-1850
Bronze medallion, ring in back
Overall: 6 3/8 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (16.2 × 15.8 × 3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.175
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscibed, bottom edge, beneath bust: David; inscribed, left edge: Gay Lussac
Exhibition History
The Beauty of the Bronze: Selections from the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kim Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 13, 2012-March 18, 2014.
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 212.
Provenance
Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York, New York; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, March 5, 1979; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2016.
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