Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (obverse)

Description

The French sculptor and medalist Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) created this portrait medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Rouget de L'Isle's death in 1836, the same year in which the sculptor was born.

Provenance

Mr. Lawrence Hitchcock, Cleveland.

Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (obverse)

Alfred Borrel

1911

Accession Number

1919.99.a

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

Overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock