Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France)
Classification
metalwork
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
Accession Number
1907-17-42
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Galerie métallique des hommes français (Great Men France)** *Alexis Joseph Depaulis, French, 1792–1867, 1817* *Metalwork, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sarah Cooper HewittCreated in 1817 by renowned French medallist Alexis Joseph Depaul, this *Galerie métallique grands hommes français*—or "Metallic Gallery of Great Men of France"—cases the artist's mastery in neoclassical metalwork.aulis, a leading figure in early 19th-century French engraving and plaquette design, likely produced this as a series of finely wrought portrait medallions honoring illustrious French historical fig...