Allegory of Painting [reverse]

1823

Nicolas Pierre Tiolier

Associated Names
Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier

Medalist, French, 1784 - 1843

The sculpture on the medal is of a female figure in a classical style. She is standing and leaning against a pedestal with her head resting on her hand, dressed in a draped garment and holding an artist's palette in her left hand. The medal is medium-brown bronze, with engraved text including "A MICHALLON SES AMIS" and the year "1823". In the background, there are leaves and a stack of books, one inscribed “CLAUDE>".

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a circular bronze medallion featuring a profile portrait of a man looking to the left. The man has curly hair, a youthful face, and is dressed in a formal coat with a high collar and a cravat. The medallion has a smooth, polished finish and is inscribed with text around the edge.

Achille-Etna Michallon, 1796-1822, French Painter [obverse]

Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier

1823

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

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