Portrait of Dr. Edwards

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers French, 1788-1856
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About the Artwork

Portrait of Dr. Edwards

1832

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers

1788-1856

French

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Red wax on slate

Overall: 5 1/4 × 4 7/8 inches (13.3 × 12.4 cm)

Sculpture

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

Gift of J. Patrice Marandel in memory of Dr. Frederick J. Cummings

1990.383

Public Domain

Markings

Signed, in wax, lower edge of portrait: David. Signed, etched into slate, lower left corner: David.

Inscribed, in lower right corner of slate: Edward. Inscribed, right side of slate: Simon Bolivar.

Provenance

M. L. de la Sicotiere;
M. Henry Jouin;
M. Jean Pierre Selz (Paris, France).
J. Patrice Marandel (Los Angeles, California, USA);
1991-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Jouin, Henry. DAVID D' ANGERS. SA VIE, SON OEUVRE, SES ECRITS ET SES COMTEMPORAINS. Paris, E. Plon et Cie, 1878, p. 476.

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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Portrait of Dr. Edwards, 1832, red wax on slate. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of J. Patrice Marandel in memory of Dr. Frederick J. Cummings, 1990.383.

Portrait of Dr. Edwards
Portrait of Dr. Edwards