Allegory of the Fight Against Death [reverse]
![Allegory of the Fight Against Death [reverse] by Jules-Clément Chaplain](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/allegory-of-the-fight-against-death-reverse-nga-130154.webp)
Medium
silvered copper
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 10.91 cm (4 5/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund
Accession Number
2004.59.4.b
About the Artist
Jules-Clément Chaplain · 1839–1909
Jules-Clément Chaplain (1839–1909) was a French engraver and medallist who became the most celebrated practitioner of the art medal in late nineteenth-century France. Born in Mortagne-au-Perche in Normandy, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Jouffroy and Oudiné and won the Prix de Rome for engraving in 1863, which enabled him to study in Italy for several years. Chaplain's work...