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George Bissinger|Jean Antoine Houdon

second half 19th century · Onyx and gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

George Bissinger, French crystal-and gem engraver, exhibited 112 different works at the Paris Universal Exhibition 1878, comprising cameos representing the Birth of Venus, a Bacchanalian procession, and a series of remarkable imitations of ancient, Renaissance and 18th century cameos and intaglios of the Paris Cabinet des Médailles.

Artist

George Bissinger|Jean Antoine Houdon

Date

second half 19th century

Medium

Onyx and gold

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Milton Weil Collection, 1940