Bronze Portrait Medallion of Kleber by David d'Angers

Fine museum-quality bronze portrait medallion of Kleber dated 1831 by the famous French sculptor Pierre-Jean David (1789-1856), also known as David d’Angers who produced many of these medallions. He is probably best known for having sculpted the frieze on the pediment of the Pantheon in Paris. The subject of this portrait is the French Napoleonic period general, Jean Baptiste Kleber, who was assassinated in Cairo in 1800 by a Syrian-born student. There is a Metro station in Paris named after him. The medallion is in excellent condition. It was purchased recently at a Maine estate sale of items from a 22-room house. It is 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter and fairly hefty. For further information on these medallions, see “The Portrait Medallions of David D'Angers: A Complete Catalogue of David's Contemporary and Retrospective Portraits in Bronze” by J. G. Reinis