Orpheus [obverse]

c. 1893

Marie-Alexandre-Lucien Coudray

Medalist, French, 1864 - 1932

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.84 cm (2 11/16 in.)
    gross weight: 156.59 gr (0.345 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1992.55.24.a

Associated Artworks

1e Prix: Claude Debussy [reverse]

Marie-Alexandre-Lucien Coudray

1893

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Jones, Mark. The Art of the Medal. London, 1979: 130, repro.

1989

  • Kosinski, Dorothy. Orpheus in Nineteenth Century Symbolism. London and Ann Arbor, 1989: 87, repro.

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 674, repro.

Inscriptions

center right, L C in monogram: L COUDRAY

Wikidata ID

Q63860961

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