Michel-Eugène Chevreul, 1786-1889, Chemist, Physicist, and Philosopher
1886
Medalist, French, 1846 - 1911
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
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Accession
2004.59.12
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 1 June 2004 by NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around circumference: LA JEVNESSE FRANCAISE AV DOYEN DES ETVDIANTS; around circumference to left: 31 AOVT 1786.31 AOVT 1886; under front chair leg: O. Roty; on scroll beneath chair: CORPS GRAS / RASTE SIMULTANE / DES COVLEVRS / MMIE A[?]JOVIT / LA T[?] / [?] DES COVLEVRS
Wikidata ID
Q63864221