CHARLES LOUIS EUGENE VIRION (FRENCH, 1865-1946)
LE CHAT LA BELETTE ET LE PETIT LAPIN depicted bronze medal
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Diameter: 1 5/8" ROUND - Weight: approx.1oz. - Edge/Relief: 4mm France " LE CHAT, LA BELETTE ET LE PETIT LAPIN ", art medal, depicting a famous Fable / poem from Jean de La Fontaine, signed Ch. Virion, in excellent condition photographed, no rim knocks, edge marked with Horn of Plenty* (Paris mint) + "BRONZE". Jean de La Fontaine ( July 8 , 1621 – April 13 , 1695 ) was the most famous French fabulist and probably the most widely read French poet of the 17th century . According to Flaubert , he was the only French poet to understand and master the texture of the French language before Hugo . Bibliography : see CGMP p401 Vol3. Obv. illustration of the fable from Jean de la Fontaine : the Cat his holding prisoner with his paws a weasel and a little rabbit. Rev. blank ABOUT THE ARTIST Charles-Louis VIRION (1865-1946), French animal sculptor, medalist and ceramist, born in Ajaccio (Corsica). Pupil of P.Aubé and Ch. Gautier. Received the Bronze medal at the 1900 Universal Exhibition.
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