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The sculpture is a relief on a circular medal portraying the profile of a man with a beard and mustache, looking to the left. The subject wears a detailed jacket with floral embroidery and medals. The artwork is a bas-relief crafted in bronze, giving it a rich brown color with a slight metallic sheen. The text reads "LE CTE DE FRANQUEVILLE" on the left, "MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUT" on the top right, and the artist's signature "CHAPLAIN 1898" on the lower left.
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The sculpture is a relief on a circular medal portraying the profile of a man with a beard and mustache, looking to the left. The subject wears a detailed jacket with floral embroidery and medals. The artwork is a bas-relief crafted in bronze, giving it a rich brown color with a slight metallic sheen. The text reads "LE CTE DE FRANQUEVILLE" on the left, "MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUT" on the top right, and the artist's signature "CHAPLAIN 1898" on the lower left.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Amable-Charles Franquet, 1840-1919, Comte de Franqueville

Jules-Clément Chaplain

Date
1893
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.) gross weight: 108.09 gr (0.238 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
1996.42.1
Credit line
Gift of David and Constance Yates
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Renaissance
  • Medals
  • bust facing left
  • portrait
  • cast
  • Franquet, Amable Charles, le Comte de Franqueville
Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); gift 1996 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: A.C.F.COMTE.DE.FRANQUEVILLE.MEMBRE.DE.L'INSTITUT.; lower left in field: CJCHAPLAIN / 1893

NGA object ID 94595. 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.