Chaplain was a master of engraving portrait medals. He portrayed numerous well-known and less well-known French personalities and artists. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (Paris, 1622-1673) made his debut in a theatre company at the age of 20. Two years later, he adopted the pseudonym Molière and under this name became one of the most famous French word artists. Molière was depicted by numerous artists, both on canvas and in stone. Chaplain also succeeded in depicting the figure of Molière in a particularly expressive manner.
| Artist |
Jules Clément Chaplain
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RKD
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Monnaie de Paris
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| Title | Portrait of Molière |
| Date | 1900 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription at the front, around the image: J . B . POQUELIN . DE . MOLIERE . |
| inscription, year and signature below: 1680 - 1900 / MILLE . MILLE / ANNIS . VIVAT / CENT . FOIS / VIVAT J.C.CHAPLAIN | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | portrait medal |
| Inventory number | 1909-M |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Godard, A. Paris 1909 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-M |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7612/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7613/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(MOLIERE) historical person (MOLIERE) Iconclass |
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