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Prince Emmanuel Bibesco

Plaquette
1891 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chaplain, Jules-Clément (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

This bronze plaquette was made by Jules-Clément Chaplain in France, 1891. This plaquette represents Prince Emmanuel Bibesco, clean shaven and bareheaded, with informally cut hair and open-necked shirt.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Sculpture
Object type
Plaquette
TitlePrince Emmanuel Bibesco
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, Prince Emmanuel Bibesco, bronze, by Jules-Clément Chaplain, French, 19th century, 1891.
Physical description
Bronze plaquette, Prince Emmanuel Bibesco. The prince is cleanshaven and bareheaded, with informally cut hair and open-necked shirt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 76mm
Marks and inscriptions
"EMMANUEL BIBESCO MDCCCLXXXXI"
Subject depicted
Bibesco, Emmanuel (Prince)
Summary
This bronze plaquette was made by Jules-Clément Chaplain in France, 1891. This plaquette represents Prince Emmanuel Bibesco, clean shaven and bareheaded, with informally cut hair and open-necked shirt.
Bibliographic references
  • Jones. M. The Art of the Medal. 1979. p. 121.
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. 1904. p. 403.
  • Mazerolle, L. J. C. Chaplain. Biographie et Catalogue de son oevre. Paris, 1897. p. 30. no. 84.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
CIRC.96-1918

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O315006/prince-emmanuel-bibesco-plaquette-chaplain-jules-clément/
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