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Head of Balzac
David d'Angers1844
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: Head of Balzac
- Creator: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856)
- Date Created: 1844
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 24.3 x 14.5 x 13.3 cm (9 9/16 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
- Provenance: Helen and Albert Borowitz, Cleveland, Ohio
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.265
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: inscribed in lower front: "DE BALZAC." The artist's name and date ("DAVID DANGERS/1844") are inscribed on the left side, and the foundry's name ("F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR") is inscribed on the back. All inscriptions were made in the mold.
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Gift in memory of Helen Borowitz
- Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 2013.265
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