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The sculpture is a bas-relief of a bearded man in profile, with sharp facial features and neatly combed hair. The man is depicted in a suit jacket, with a dignified expression. The relief is made of material giving it a bronze hue and a metallic sheen. Engraved text around the figure includes "A CHARLES MONOD" at the top, along with French inscriptions on the left side acknowledging him as a surgeon associated with l'Hôpital Saint-Antoine from 1886–1906, followed by "SES ELEVES SES AMIS."
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The sculpture is a bas-relief of a bearded man in profile, with sharp facial features and neatly combed hair. The man is depicted in a suit jacket, with a dignified expression. The relief is made of material giving it a bronze hue and a metallic sheen. Engraved text around the figure includes "A CHARLES MONOD" at the top, along with French inscriptions on the left side acknowledging him as a surgeon associated with l'Hôpital Saint-Antoine from 1886–1906, followed by "SES ELEVES SES AMIS."

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Alexandre-Charles Monod, 1843-1921, Surgeon at L'Hôpital de St-Antoine [obverse]

Alexandre Charpentier

Date
c. 1906
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (rectangular): 6.04 x 5.44 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 98.41 gr (0.217 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
2000.158.1.a
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Romantic
  • Medals
  • bust facing right
  • portrait
  • Monod, Alexandre-Charles
Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2000 to NGA.

Inscription

lower left in monogram, beneath inscription: ALMC; across top and to left of bust: A CHARLES MONOD / CHIRURGIEN / DE / L'HOPITAL / ST ANTOINE / 1886-1906 / SES / ELEVES / SES / AMIS

NGA object ID 117646. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.