Pierre-Jean David D'Angers

Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
1788 - 1856
Five Portrait Medallions of French Painters including Alfred Johannot, Antoine-Jean Gros, Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois, François Gérard, and Léon Cogniet
one signed and dated David 1831 and inscribed Alfred Johannot
one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed A.J. Gros
one signed and dated David 1835 and inscribed EB Langloire du Pont de l'Arche
one signed and dated David 1837 and inscribed F. Gerard
one signed and dated David 1831 and inscribed Leon Cognet Pictor bronze with dark brown patina
For Cognet, Johannot and Gros Medallions: | Victor Hugo, Paris (sold: Hugo Household Estate, Paris, June 8, 1852) | Private collection, Paris, 1976 | Jacques Fisher, Paris | Shepherd Gallery, New York  | Acquired by the present owner in 1976 | For Langloire and Gerard Medallions: | Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris | Acquired by the present owner in 1980