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Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (reverse)

1911

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sculptor

Alfred Borrel

(French, 1836–1927)

France

Bronze

Overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock 1919.99.b

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle composed the French national anthem, <em>La Marseillaises, </em>in 1792 in Strasbourg after France had declared war on Austria.

Description

The French sculptor and medalist Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) created this portrait medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Rouget de L'Isle's death in 1836, the same year in which the sculptor was born.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Reverse: [score and all verses of "La Marseillaises"]

Alfred Borrel

French medalist, 1836-1927
Provenance
Mr. Lawrence Hitchcock, Cleveland.
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1919.99.b