This piece is a cast bronze with a dark, aged patina. It is displayed in a deep-profile black frame and linen matting. It reflects the romantic neoclassical medallic tradition popularized in Western Europe during the early-to-mid 1800s. Prominent French sculptors of the era created a vast “medallic pantheon” depicting notable politicians, writers, and scientists in sharp, lifelike side profiles.
Dimensions: 4.5’’H x 4’’W
This piece is a cast bronze with a dark, aged patina. It is displayed in a deep-profile black frame and linen matting. It reflects the romantic neoclassical medallic tradition popularized in Western Europe during the early-to-mid 1800s. Prominent French sculptors of the era created a vast “medallic pantheon” depicting notable politicians, writers, and scientists in sharp, lifelike side profiles.
Dimensions: 4.5’’H x 4’’W