Satyr Tending a Fire, Electricite de France et Gaz de France (obverse); Electrical Towers and Lines (reverse)
Henri Dropsy, French, 1885 - 1969
about 1928
Bronze medal
Overall: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 3/16 in. (5.5 × 5.5 × 0.5 cm)
Weight: 71 g (0.2 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.69
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: Signed, lower right: H.DROPSY; inscribed, bottom center: .ELECTRICITE.DE. / .FRANCE.ET.GAZ. / .DE.FRANCE. Reverse: Inscribed, bottom center: MME P. CLEMENT / .25 ANNEES. / DE SERVICE Stamped, on edge: BRONZE
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 228.
Provenance
Acquired by Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 1993; given to present collection, 2016.
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