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Dominique-François-Jean Arago
David d'Angers1832
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Dominique-François-Jean Arago (1786-1853), is best remembered as an astronomer for his accurate measurements of the planets and as the discoverer of the solar chromosphere. As a physicist, his prinicple work was in electromagnetism, and he is credited as the discoverer of magnetic rotation. Arago entered politics in 1830, and it was by his order that slavery was abolished in the French colonies.
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- Title: Dominique-François-Jean Arago
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Date Created: 1832
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Provenance: Mrs. Frederick B. Adams [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by gift.
- Object Type: medallions (medals); portraits
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Bottom center: David; [Date] Bottom center: 1832; [Inscription] At right: F. Aarago
- Dimensions: Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick B. Adams, 1954
- Classification: Metal
- Accession Number: 54.2384
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