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Preview image of work. bronze, Emmanuel, Comte de Las-Cases (1766–1842), historian 6718

1966.135.6.a

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Emmanuel, Comte de Las-Cases (1766–1842), historian

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Artist

Pierre Jean David d'Angers (1788 - 1856)

Title

Emmanuel, Comte de Las-Cases (1766–1842), historian

Creation Date

1830

Century

mid-19th century

Dimensions

5 in. (12.7 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, France

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.135.6.a

Pierre Jean David d’Angers spearheaded the revival of the cast medal in France, creating an immense series of approximately 500 uniface bronze portrait medals collectively titled Galerie des Contemporains. D’Angers’s series, as the artist put it, “glorif[ied] great men, noble causes and inspiring accomplishments” of famous contemporary men and women. Celebrated historian Emmanuel, Comte de Las-Cases, most well-known for his book on Napoleon’s exile in St. Helena (Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène), is depicted boldly in d’Angers’s characteristically sketch-like, sculptural style.

Emmanuel, Comte de Las-Cases (1766–1842), historian

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