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Source Description
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 bronze as simply an abstract choice, having nothing representational to add.
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Document identity
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27607
label
Portrait Medallion of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
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Source metadata
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27607
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object
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normalized
title
Portrait Medallion of Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
description
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 bronze as simply an abstract choice, having nothing representational to add.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1831
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CC0
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en
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Metal
medallions (medals)
portraits
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom center: DAVID; [Date] Bottom center: 1831; [Inscription] On right: ALEXANDRE / DE HUMBOLDT; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
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cast bronze, chemical patina
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4989
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34
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photo
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