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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
French
19th century
1916
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 4.1 cm (3 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of T. Tileston Wells
Accession Number20.166
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObverse: A nude couple of a man and woman embracing; inscribed below "Rodin".
Reverse: ""PROTECTION"/---/COMPOSÉ PAR/AUGUSTE RODIN/POUR/"THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND"/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/DES/DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE/DE PARIS/-PARIS.NEW-YORK/MCMXVI".
Reverse: ""PROTECTION"/---/COMPOSÉ PAR/AUGUSTE RODIN/POUR/"THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND"/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/DES/DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE/DE PARIS/-PARIS.NEW-YORK/MCMXVI".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed below "Rodin".
Reverse: Inscribed ""PROTECTION"/---/COMPOSÉ PAR/AUGUSTE RODIN/POUR/"THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND"/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/DES/DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE/DE PARIS/-PARIS.NEW-YORK/MCMXVI".
Reverse: Inscribed ""PROTECTION"/---/COMPOSÉ PAR/AUGUSTE RODIN/POUR/"THE FRENCH ACTORS FUND"/AU PROFIT DE L'/AIDE AUX ARTISTES/ET EMPLOYÉS DE THÉÂTRE/EN COLLABORATION/AVEC/L'ASSOCIATION/DES/DIRECTEURS DE THÉÂTRE/DE PARIS/-PARIS.NEW-YORK/MCMXVI".
ProvenanceBy 1920, T. Tileston Wells; 1920, gift of T. Tileston Wells to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 5, 1919)