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Source Description
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) worked as a typefounder, printer, and editor before achieving fame as a writer with "Le Dernier chouan" in 1829. The creator of the realistic novel, he is considered France's greatest novelist.
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12132
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Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)
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Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)
description
Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) worked as a typefounder, printer, and editor before achieving fame as a writer with "Le Dernier chouan" in 1829. The creator of the realistic novel, he is considered France's greatest novelist.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1843
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Diam: 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm)
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[Signature] Bottom center: David; [Date] Bottom center: 1843; [Inscription] On left: Balzac; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
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