Anatole France
Medal
1902 (dated)
1902 (dated)
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This medal is made by the French medallist Henry Nocq in 1902 and depicts the bust of the poet and novelist Anatole France.
Anatole France born as the son of a bookseller became a poet, journalist, and novelist. He was especially successful as novelist, writing several best-sellers.
He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Henry Nocq (1868- 1944), was a sculptor and medallist and one of the most qualified representatives of modern French Art. He studied under Chapu, and first began to exhibit at the Paris Salon in 1887.
Anatole France born as the son of a bookseller became a poet, journalist, and novelist. He was especially successful as novelist, writing several best-sellers.
He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Henry Nocq (1868- 1944), was a sculptor and medallist and one of the most qualified representatives of modern French Art. He studied under Chapu, and first began to exhibit at the Paris Salon in 1887.
Object details
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| Title | Anatole France (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
| Brief description | Anatole France, poet, cast bronze, by Henry Nocq, French, 20th century, 1902. |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse: Anatole France. Bust to the right. On the reverse: A dressmakers dummy flanked by the arms of Florence on the right and on the left by a patriarchal cross voided, from which a dagger is suspended. There is a pearl border on either side. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'H.N.' (signed in monogram)
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| Object history | Bought, £1 19s. 10d. |
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| Summary | This medal is made by the French medallist Henry Nocq in 1902 and depicts the bust of the poet and novelist Anatole France. Anatole France born as the son of a bookseller became a poet, journalist, and novelist. He was especially successful as novelist, writing several best-sellers. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Henry Nocq (1868- 1944), was a sculptor and medallist and one of the most qualified representatives of modern French Art. He studied under Chapu, and first began to exhibit at the Paris Salon in 1887. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1906, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 25 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 159-1906 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2009 |
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