Pierre-Jean David D'Angers

Sold by the Order of the Trustees of The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden to Benefit its Acquisition Program
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
1788 - 1856
Five Portrait Medallions of Poets including Népomucène Lemercier, Zacharias Werner, Pierre-Jean de Béranger, Lord Byron, and Auguste-Marseille Barthelemy
one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed Nepomucene L. Lemercier with names of other historical figures
one signed P.J. David and inscribed Frederic Louis Zacharie Werner with a number of other names and dates
one signed and dated David 1830 and inscribed J. P. de Beranger
one signed David and inscribed Lord Byron
one signed and dated P.J. David 1832 and inscribed Marseille-Auguste Barthelemy bronze with dark brown patina
Victor Hugo, Paris (sold: Hugo Household Estate, Paris, June 8, 1852) | Private collection, Paris, 1976 | Jacques Fisher, Paris | Shepherd Gallery, New York  | Acquired by the present owner in 1976