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The sculpture depicts a man in a historically styled garment with a contemplative expression. He is leaning slightly with his left arm bent and right hand resting on a stack of books tied together with a strap. The sculpture is made of bronze and stands on a base inscribed with the name "Ambroise Paré."
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
Ambroise Paré
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
- Date
- model 1836-1839, cast after 1840
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- overall: 47.7 x 20.7 x 17.1 cm (18 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Small Bronze
- Accession number
- 1977.27.1
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Miller
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- French
- European Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century
- male
- portrait
- Romantic
- Pare, Ambroise
Provenance
(Moulin de la Brocante, Juziers, France), c. 1963-1964; sold between June 1963 to July 1964 to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Miller, Sharpsburg, Maryland;[1] gift 1977 to NGA. [1] Myron Miller, letter to Suzanne G. Lindsay dated 11 May 1995 (in NGA curatorial files).
Inscription
on right rim of self-base: P.J. David. / 1840; on front rim of self-base: AMBROISE. PARÉ.; incised in the foundry model and enhanced with cold-work on spine of each book: Amb. Paré; on left rim of self-base: F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR.; on underside of self-base, incised through cold-work into the cast: 112; foundry cachet cold-stamped on rear rim, at right: REDUCTION MECANIQUE. A. COLLAS / BREVETE
Marks
FM: Barbedienne
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