Portrait medallion of Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869), poet
Sculptor: David d'Angers, Pierre Jean
Profile portrait of Alphonse de Lamartine, French poet, writer and politician
History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's, Fife
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1830
: Original model: 1830. This version cast in or after 1830
In the late 1820s, David d’Angers began a project executing portraits of the leading men and women of his time in the form of medallions, such as the present example, and busts. David produced over 500 medallions for his portrait pantheon, mostly large-scale, with the sitter shown in profile. The Musée Carnavalet, Paris, has 352 medallions by David from this series, including an example of the present one (no. S344).
Medallion
Diameter 12.6 cm
Frame
Diameter 25.8 cm
Casting (process)
: Bronze, cast, patinated
Patination
Accession number: M.10-2015
Primary reference Number: 201425
Old object number: 14
Former loan number: AAL.244-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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