Inscription [reverse]
1826
Artist, French, 1791 - 1844
Louis Michel Petit
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.13 cm (1 5/8 in.)
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Accession Number
2012.108.8.b
Associated Artworks
Claude-Joseph Vernet, 1714-1789, Painter [obverse]
Louis Michel Petit
1826
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Philip Conisbee [1946-2008]; his wife, Faya Causey, Washington, D.C.; gift 2012 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
around circumference: JOSEPH VERNET . CARLE VERNET . HORACE VERNET . CE NOM SEUL ILLUSTRERAIT TROIS VILLES; across the field, ON in superscript: GALERIE VERNET / VOTÉE ET ÉTABLIE / AU MUSÉUM CALVET / PAR LE CONSEIL MUNICIPAL / DE LA BONNE VILLE D'AVIGNON / LE 18 MARS 1826. / LE B.ON DE MONTFAUCON / MAIRE.
Wikidata ID
Q63864216