Salute to the Sun plaque medal – Signed by Georges Dupré (Prix de Rome in 1896)
Bronze
In its original box .
Weight: 84.2g
Dimensions: 63.5 x 49.5 mm
Obverse:
An old man and a naked child , kneeling, praying to the sun which shines on the horizon.
Signature: G. DUPRÉ
Reverse:
Seaside landscape with vegetation (thistles) in the foreground, and seagulls in the sky bearing the inscription on 4 lines (taken from the poem “Le Vallon” by Alphonse de Lamartine):
QUAND TOUT CHANGE POUR TOI
LA NATURE EST LA MÊME
ET LE MÊME SOLEIL
SE LEVE SUR TES JOURS
Signature: G. DUPRÉ
Edge:
Cornucopia hallmark (Paris Mint) + BRONZE
