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
Four Portrait Medallions of French Politicians and Writers including Alphonse de Lamartine, Pierre-Simon Ballanche, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais , and Casimir Pierre Périer
one signed and dated David 1830 and inscribed Alphonse de Lamartine
one signed and dated David 1830 and inscribed P.S. Ballanche
one signed and dated David 1831 and inscribed L'Abbe de La Mennais
one signed and dated David 1835 and inscribed Casimir Perier
bronze with dark brown patina diameters: from 5 3/5 to 6 ¼ inches (14.2 to 15.9 cm)
For La Mennais, Ballanche and de Lamartine 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 Perier Medallion: | Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris | Acquired by the present owner in 1980