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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1417
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Jean Racine (1639-1699)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229988

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
sight: 6 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: back of frame, incised: [in script:] Racine
  • inscription: back of frame, black ink: Racine

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1417
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Racine in right profile. Hair and background lightly textured. Back of medallion is covered by frame and not visible.

Verification Level

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