Jean Louis Ernest Meissonnier (1815–1891), French Painter
Object type: Medallion
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Jules-Clément Chaplain
Artist bio: French, Mortagne, Orne 1839–1909 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1889
Medium: Bronze, brown patina; hollow cast
Dimensions: Diameter: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893
Accession year: 1893
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