Amable-Charles Franquet, 1840-1919, Comte de Franqueville

1893

Jules-Clément Chaplain

Associated Names
Jules-Clément Chaplain

Medalist, French, 1839 - 1909

The sculpture is a relief on a circular medal portraying the profile of a man with a beard and mustache, looking to the left. The subject wears a detailed jacket with floral embroidery and medals. The artwork is a bas-relief crafted in bronze, giving it a rich brown color with a slight metallic sheen. The text reads "LE CTE DE FRANQUEVILLE" on the left, "MEMBRE DE L'INSTITUT" on the top right, and the artist's signature "CHAPLAIN 1898" on the lower left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David and Constance Yates

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
    gross weight: 108.09 gr (0.238 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.42.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); gift 1996 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. 675, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: A.C.F.COMTE.DE.FRANQUEVILLE.MEMBRE.DE.L'INSTITUT.; lower left in field: CJCHAPLAIN / 1893

Wikidata ID

Q63861904

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