Epitaphe de marbre et bronze de Mr. le Baron de Bezenval (Epitaph in Marble and Bronze for Baron de Bezenval), plate 100, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)
date: label: Date
content: 1748
name: label: Designer
content: Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, French, b. Italy, 1695–1750
label: Engraver
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Epitaph stands in front of fluted pilaster and flanked by branches. Starting with lower section, crown of thorns sits framed by a shell; a larger panel of veined marble topped by family crest illustrates a ram, baby, and two horseshoes and topped by a crown. Flanking this a scroll and a dagger. Below, hangs a medal of honor, on right a helmet. Above, portrait with inscription ANIMUS PAR ORI; portrait framed by grapevines and ribbon. Finial at the top with two points.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
label: published in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-212-58
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Engraving on white laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: 59.5 x 24.1 cm (23 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.)