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Louis-Charles-Alfred de Musset
David d'Angers1831
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Louis-Charles-Alfred de Musset (b. 1810), French poet and playwright, published his first volume of poetry in 1829, when he was but twenty and quickly gained prominence. Musset penned many short stories and plays and was received into the Académie Française in 1852.
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- Title: Louis-Charles-Alfred de Musset
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Date Created: 1831
- 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: Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: medallions (medals); portraits
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Bottom center: DAVID; [Date] Bottom center: 1831; [Inscription] On left: ALFRED / DE MUSSEET; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
- Dimensions: Diam: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters
- Classification: Metal
- Accession Number: 54.837
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