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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.66.11
People
René Baudichon, French (Tours 1878 - 1963)
Title
Stendhal (1783-1842)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
19th-20th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147190

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
5 cm diam. (1 15/16 in.)
60.16 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: incised l.l.:"R (outlined with B) AUDICHON"
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: [at left:] STENDHAL; [at right:] 1783-1842
  • stamp: on outer edge: BRONZE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David N. Silich, St. Moritz, Switzerland, gift; to Harvard University Art Museum, 2002.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.66.11
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Profile bust of a man facing left in a jacket and ruffled shirt; Reverse: Saber divides image with laurel sprigs in upper half; architecture of Rome on left side and dessert scene with volcano on right; flowers and bulbous vase with flame below

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