Allegory of Painting [reverse]
1823
Medalist, French, 1784 - 1843

Artwork overview
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Medium
copper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.13 cm (2 in.)
gross weight: 69.4 gr (0.153 lb.) -
Accession
2019.45.4.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
William B. Jordan [d. 2018], Dallas; bequest 2019 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around circumference left: A MICHALLON; around circumference right: SES AMIS; in exergue, artist's name in script: 1823 N. Tiolier; across bottom of cloths draped near figure's feet: CLAUDE POUSSIN [illegible]; on monument below urn: [M]ICHALLON