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 writers including Benjamin Constant, François Auguste René de Chateaubriand, Armand Carrel, and Philippe Buonarroti
one signed and dated David 1830 and inscribed Benjamin Constant
one signed and dated David 1830 and inscribed Chateaubriand
one signed and dated David 1832 and inscribed Armand Carel and stamped with foundry mark Eck et Durand
one signed P.J. David and inscribed Filippo Buonarotti
bronze with dark brown patina diameters: from 5 2/5 to 6 ¼ inches (13.7 to 15.9 cm)
For Carrel and Buonarrotti Medallions: | Galerie Fischer-Kiener, Paris | Acquired by the present owner in 1980 | For Constant and Chateaubriand 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