Portrait Medallion of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

1831 Diam: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm) Citation Source image

This medallion of the great German naturalist, writer, and statesman exhibits D'Angers sensitivity in modeling and his views on facial types. A comparison of this medallion with that of Jean Pierre Boyer (Walters 54.844) is a reminder that we usually think of the color of bron...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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