id:			100449
accession number:	1919.899.b
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url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.899.b
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Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (reverse), 1911. Alfred Borrel (French, 1836–1927). Bronze; overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock 1919.899.b

title:				Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (reverse)
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creation date:			1911
creation date earliest:		1911
creation date latest:		1911
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creditline:			Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock
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culture:	France
technique:	bronze
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Alfred Borrel (French, 1836–1927)  - sculptor
French medalist, 1836-1927
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measurements: Overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Reverse: [score and all verses of "La Marseillaises"]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. Lawrence Hitchcock, Cleveland.
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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.

digital 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.

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IMAGES

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