Henriquel Dupont, 1797-1892, Draftsman and Engraver
Jules-Clément Chaplain
c. 1870/1892
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) gross weight: 106.33 gr (0.234 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David and Constance Yates
Accession Number
2003.131.1
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...