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The Damnation of Cain (Caïn maudit par l'eternel)

1878

Louis-Alexandre Bottée

Medalist, French, 1852 - 1941

Louis-Alexandre Bottée

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Anonymous Gift
Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2004.148.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 2004 for NGA by anonymous donor.

Associated Names

David and Constance Yates

Inscriptions

around right circumference: A M. Guillaume / Hommage respectueux LBottée; around left circumference: 1878

Wikidata ID

Q63864218

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