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Portrait of Louis Gabriel Moreau (1740-1806), known as Moreau the Elder
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This terracotta medallion is pierced for hanging. It was previously said to be the portrait of Jean-Michel Moreau (Moreau le jeune), but is more likely that of Louis Gabriel Moreau, l'ainé (brother of the first).
The piece is cracked and has some chips on the edges.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhlbacher [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Paris, May 1907, no. 243; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2009-2010 | Portrait Medallions of Jean-Baptiste Nini. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1946
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.514