The Body of President Sadi Carnot Borne to the Panthéon [obverse]

1894

Louis-Oscar Roty

Medalist, French, 1846 - 1911

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (rectangular): 8.08 x 5.76 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
    gross weight: 132.35 gr (0.292 lb.)

  • Accession

    2000.158.10.a

Associated Artworks

France Mourning the President of the Republic [reverse]

Louis-Oscar Roty

1894

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2000 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 898, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: SADI CARNOT / PRESIDENT / DE LA / REPUBLIQUE / FRANÇAISE; lower right corner: O. Roty

Wikidata ID

Q63861933

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