Le Nid (The Nest)

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Artist/Maker	Daniel Dupuis, Jean-Baptiste (sculptor)
Place of origin	France (made)

This plaquette in bronze was made by Daniel Jean-Baptiste Dupuis in about 1899. The obverse depicts a naked girl looking at a nest and is signed 'DANIEL DUPUIS' and inscribed 'LE NID'(the nest). The reverse depicts a naked child sitting on a branch playing with a bird and is also signed 'DANIEL DUPUIS.'

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Category	Coins & Medals
Object type	Plaquette
Title	Le Nid (The Nest) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Le Nid (the nest), bronze, by Jean-Baptiste Daniel Dupuis, French, 19th century, 1899.
Physical description	Obv., a naked girl looking at a nest; moulded border. Signed "DANIEL DUPUIS"; below on a cartouche, "LE NID." Rev., a naked child sitting on a branch of a tree and playing with a bird; moulded border. Signed "DANIEL DUPUIS."
Dimensions	Height: 66mm Width: 37mm
Marks and inscriptions	"DANIEL DUPUIS", "LE NID" (obv.) "DANIEL DUPUIS" (rev.)
Subjects depicted	Girl Child Bird Branches (Tree) Nest
Summary	This plaquette in bronze was made by Daniel Jean-Baptiste Dupuis in about 1899. The obverse depicts a naked girl looking at a nest and is signed 'DANIEL DUPUIS' and inscribed 'LE NID'(the nest). The reverse depicts a naked child sitting on a branch playing with a bird and is also signed 'DANIEL DUPUIS.'
Bibliographic reference	[Sales Catalogue] Ancient British and World Coins Tokens, Historic Medals and Banknotes. Dix Noonan Webb, 3 April 1998. lot. 504.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.22-1914

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Record created	February 3, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O185980/le-nid-the-nest-plaquette-daniel-dupuis-jean/

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