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d'Angers David
(12th Mar, 1788 - 4th Jan, 1856)
Buste de Victor Hugo
1837
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Agence Bulloz
Maison de Victor Hugo
http://maisonsvictorhugo.paris.fr/
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Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Agence Bulloz
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Keywords:
Hugo Victor
portrait of a man
writer
poète
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About the artwork
Title:
Buste de Victor Hugo
Periods:
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
19th century
XIXth century
Techniques:
plaster
sculpture (technique)
Dimensions:
760 x 430
Inventory number:
Inv1455
Location:
Maison de Victor Hugo
About the author(s)
Author:
d'Angers David
Also known as:
Pierre-Jean David
Born:
12th Mar, 1788
Dead:
4th Jan, 1856
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Pierre-Jean David
(March 12, 1788 – January 4, 1856) was a French sculptor and medallist. He adopted the name
David d'Angers
, following his entry into the studio of the painter Jacques-Louis David in 1809 as a way of both expressing his patrimony and distinguishing himself from the master painter. He was born in Angers in 1788. His father was a wood carver and ornamental sculptor, who had joined the volunteer Republican army as a musketeer, fighting against the Chouans of La Vendée. He studied…
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