After a period of mainly symbolic and allegorical subjects, around 1900 many French engravers opted for representations of everyday life with working people such as scissor grinders and spinners (O. Yencesse), farmers and farm labourers (Coudray), painters (Vernon), as well as depictions of animals and landscapes. This depiction of a medallist at work, on which Dupré masterfully depicts himself, is also in line with this trend. The reverse shows two women admiring the finished medal, still in its box, on the terrace of their garden.
| Artist |
Georges Dupré
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Monnaie de Paris
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| Title | Art Medal: Engraving Medals |
| Date | 1903 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) at the front, left of the cut-off: G. DUPRÉ |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | art medal |
| Inventory number | 1911-AO-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-AO-1 |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8217/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8218/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A235
sitting figure
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A6 garden Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A721 chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass 48C21 sculptor at work Iconclass 48C23 portrait, self-portrait of sculptor Iconclass 48C25 tools, implements of sculptor Iconclass 48C5151 easel Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(GEORGES DUPRÉ) historical person (GEORGES DUPRÉ) Iconclass |
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