PlaquesFrench20th century
Portrait of R. P. Spiers, Architect
1905
Artists
Edouard LanteriArtist
Description
Obverse: Profile portrait of bearded man facing left; text at top, "R. PHENE SPIERS/ ARCHITECT"; down right, "MDCCCCV"; bottom left, D LATERISC"; at bottom, "A RECORD OF THE ESTEEM OF HIS PUPILS COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS" Reverse: Ionic capital in classical landscape with temples; at top, "THE GREAT TRUST BETWEEN MAN AND MAN/ IS THE TRUST OF GIVING COUNSEL"
Dimensions
169.36 g, 8.57 x 5.87 cm (3 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Provenance
David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museum, 5.
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