André Chénier
André Chénier
c. 1839
plaster
bust
Dimensions (HxWxD): 37 7⁄8 x 11 1⁄4 x 11 13⁄16 in.
signed on the reverse of the base: au Poète André Chénier P. J. David d'Angers
inscribed on left side of base: 30 lines from Chénier's Elegy XXV
inscribed on front of base: 20 lines from Chénier's Elegy I
inqcribed on right side of base: lines from a poem by his brother, Marie-Joseph Chénier
Credit Line: Gift of the Friends of the Art
Photo credit: scan from museum provided photo, P. Fusco Archives, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Fall 2011
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domainProvenance
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