Portrait of the Duke de Loubat

About this artwork

This struck bronze medal presents a profile portrait of Joseph Florimond, Duke de Loubat, commemorating the distinguished American expatriate scholar and benefactor. The medal displays the characteristic precision of early twentieth-century French medallic art, with carefully modeled features and elegant lettering. De Loubat's profile is rendered with dignified restraint appropriate to academic portraiture, emphasizing his status as a man of learning and culture. Frédéric-Charles Victor de Verno...

Art Historical Context

This struck bronze medal, measuring just 2¼ inches in diameter, captures a dignified profile portrait of Joseph Florond, Duke de Loubat (1831–1927), an American millionaire turned French citizen and scholar. Created by the acclaimed French medalist Frédéric- Victor de Vernon (1858–1912), it exemplifies the precision and classical elegance of early 20th-century French medallic art. Vernon's profile rendering, with its carefully modeled features and refined lettering, honors de Loubat's status as a patron of archaeology pre-Columbian studies, a rare foreigner elected to France's prestigious Inst...