Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, France, Auguste [Antoine-Augustin] Préault (1809–1879), sculptor of the 'Romantic' movement, small uniface cast bronze medallion, 1842, by David d'Angers (Pierre-Jean David, 1788-1856), bust r., in high relief, named behind nape of neck, AUGUSTE PREAULT 1842, 50.5mm., thin copper border 'frame' around, an excellent and lightly patinated cast, much as made
Auguste Préault was a student of David d'Angers, who first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1833. He had been a political activist in the revolution of 1830 to the extent that his studio was vandalized and many of his plaster models were destroyed. 1842, the year of this portrait, was the year that Préault started work on plaque of Ophelia, perhaps his best remembered work.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (120-160 GBP)
Auguste Préault was a student of David d'Angers, who first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1833. He had been a political activist in the revolution of 1830 to the extent that his studio was vandalized and many of his plaster models were destroyed. 1842, the year of this portrait, was the year that Préault started work on plaque of Ophelia, perhaps his best remembered work.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (120-160 GBP)