After Pierre Jean DAVID D'ANGERS (1788-1856) - Lot 212

After Pierre Jean DAVID D'ANGERS (1788-1856) Portrait of Alexandre DUMAS Portrait of Marc ISAMBART BRUNEL Portrait of Céleste MOTTE Three bronze medallions with brown patina, one signed, dated 1820 and titled "ALEXANDRE DUMAS", the second signed, dated 1828 and titled "MARC ISAMBART BRUNEL" and the last signed, dated 1828 and titled "CELESTE MOTTE". D. 12 and 13.5 cm. In blackened wood frames (one cracked). Alexandre Dumas "Père" (1802-1870) was a French novelist. Marc ISAMBART BRUNEL (1769-1849) was a Franco-British engineer. He was responsible for the Thames Tunnel (1842). Céleste MOTTE (1812-1879) was the wife of painter Achille Dévéria. Related works : - Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, "Alexandre Dumas", bronze medallion, Paris, Musée du Louvre, DA 21 C. - Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, "Marc Isambart Brunel", bronze medallion, Paris, Musée du Louvre, DA 21 B; 1171. - Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, "Céleste Motte", bronze medallion, Paris, Musée du Louvre, DA 56 E.