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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Credit Line for Reproduction
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.
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