Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II
Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II
Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
Four Portrait Medallions of French Doctors and Scientists including Benjamin Anger, Ambroise Paré, Jacques Lordat and Siméon Denis Poisson
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500 - 700 USD
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Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
1788 - 1856
Four Portrait Medallions of French Doctors and Scientists including Benjamin Anger, Ambroise Paré, Jacques Lordat and Siméon Denis Poisson
one signed A. Lanson and inscribed Docteur Benjamin Anger 1887
one signed and dated David 1835 and inscribed Pare
one signed and dated David 1845 and inscribed Lordat
one signed and dated David 1836 and inscribed Poisson
bronze with dark brown patina
diameters: from 5 ½ to 7 1/5 inches (14 to 18.3 cm)
Galerie Fisher-Kiener, Paris
Acquired by the present owner in 1980
For Anger Medallion:
Thomas W. Evans, Paris, until 1897
The Thomas W. Evans Museum and Dental Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Gift of the Estate of Dr. Thomas W. Evans, 1984