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Unknown — Five Portrait Medallions of Poets including Népomucène Lemercier, Zacharias Werner, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Lord Byron, and Auguste-Marseille Barthelemy  one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed Nepomucene L. Lemercier with names of other historical figures
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Five Portrait Medallions of Poets including Népomucène Lemercier, Zacharias Werner, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Lord Byron, and Auguste-Marseille Barthelemy one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed Nepomucene L. Lemercier with names of other historical figures

This bronze sculptural work from 1832 features five portrait medallions of notable Romantic-era poets including Byron and Béranger, with one signed by artist P.J. David. The dark brown patina gives the piece an aged, classical appearance befitting its commemorative function.

Medium
bronze with dark brown patina

🔨 Auction Lot

Joseph H. Hirshhorn: Collector for a Nation, Part II

March 29, 2021

Estimate: $1,500$2,500

Lot 41

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Unknown, Five Portrait Medallions of Poets including Népomucène Lemercier, Zacharias Werner, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Lord Byron, and Auguste-Marseille Barthelemy one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed Nepomucene L. Lemercier with names of other historical figures

This bronze sculptural work from 1832 features five portrait medallions of notable Romantic-era poets including Byron and Béranger, with one signed by artist P.J. David. The dark brown patina gives the piece an aged, classical appearance befitting its commemorative function.

Medium
bronze with dark brown patina
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Poets, Monochrome, Bronze, French, Bronze Sculpture, Medallion, 19th Century, Commemorative, Sculptural, Historical, Portrait, Historical Figures, Neoclassical, Dark Brown, Neoclassicism

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art