Charles Christofle, 1805-1863, Silversmith [obverse]
Louis-Oscar Roty
1892
![Charles Christofle, 1805-1863, Silversmith [obverse] by Louis-Oscar Roty](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/charles-christofle-1805-1863-silversmith-obverse-nga-130160.webp)
Medium
silvered bronze
Dimensions
overall: 6 x 9.4 cm (2 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund
Accession Number
2004.59.11.a
About the Artist
Louis-Oscar Roty · 1846–1911
Louis-Oscar Roty, commonly known as Oscar Roty (1846–1911), was born on June 11 in Paris's Belleville neighborhood, the son of a modest schoolmaster. He began his artistic training under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran at the Petite École (later the École des Arts Décoratifs), honing his drawing skills, before entering the École des Beaux-Arts in 1864. There, he studied sculpture and medal engraving u...