Octave Mirbeau
Plaquette
1905 (made)
1905 (made)
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This bronze plaquette is made by the French medallist Henry Nocq in 1905.
It depicts the bust of Octave Mirbeau to the right. Mirbeau (b.1848; d. 1917) was a French art critic, journalist, novelist and playwright.
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.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings.
It depicts the bust of Octave Mirbeau to the right. Mirbeau (b.1848; d. 1917) was a French art critic, journalist, novelist and playwright.
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.
Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings.
Object details
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| Title | Octave Mirbeau (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
| Brief description | Octave Mirbeau, cast bronze, by Henry Nocq, French, 20th century, 1905. |
| Physical description | Oblong plaquette depicts Octave Mirbeau, with bust to the right and below inscribed: OCTAVE MIRBEAU |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'H.N.' (signed in monogram)
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| Object history | Bought, £2 7s. 11d. |
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| Summary | This bronze plaquette is made by the French medallist Henry Nocq in 1905. It depicts the bust of Octave Mirbeau to the right. Mirbeau (b.1848; d. 1917) was a French art critic, journalist, novelist and playwright. 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. Plaquettes are small plaques made of bronze, brass, lead or precious metals. They originated in the 1440s with the desire to reproduce coins and hardstone engravings from ancient Greece and Rome. Some were made as collector's pieces, to be viewed and displayed in private, and others for practical purposes. They also inspired designs in other media, from architecture to bookbindings. |
| 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 | 161-1906 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2009 |
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