Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
5.8 × 0.5 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock
Accession Number
1919.99
Tags
male
About this artwork
The French sculptor and medalist Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) created this portrait medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Rouget de L'Isle's death in 1836, the same year in which the sculptor was born.