Medal of ‘Danseuse’ (Dancer) and Pan (or a shepherd) blowing a horn sitting astride a ram by Henri Dropsy, c.1912
Item
Reference Code: GBR/1928/NRI/NRI2/8/8/3/3
Scope and Contents
The medal shows a woman dancing in a short flowing dress, and was inspired by Isadora Duncan. On the other side is a male figure wearing a hat, blowing a long thin horn and sitting on a ram with large round horns. The plinth or cliff on which the ram is standing is smooth, but some medals have the inscription ‘OFFERT PAR LA COMPAGNIE ''ZURICH''. Henri (Henry) Dropsy 1885-1969 was a French medallist.
Dates
- Creation: c.1912
Extent
1 object(s) : Metal.
Dimensions
Medal 5 x 0.3 cm.
Repository Details
Part of the Needham Research Institute Repository
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Needham Research Institute
8 Sylvester Road
Cambridge CB3 9AF United Kingdom
+441223 762157
Library@nri.cam.ac.uk