Orpheus, returning from Hades without Eurydice
Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray
1893–99, struck in the 20th century
Medium
Partially patinated iron
Dimensions
Confirmed: 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (0.8 × 6.8 cm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
French, Paris
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.283.144
Tags
Musical InstrumentsOrpheusMenLyres
About the Artist
Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray ( ) · 1864 –1964
born 1864