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AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907)
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed in raised letters with an excerpt from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, also inscribed TO.ROBERT.LOUIS.STEVENSON, AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS and M.D.C.C.C.LXXXVII
17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) diameter, within original oak frame
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed in raised letters with an excerpt from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, also inscribed TO.ROBERT.LOUIS.STEVENSON, AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS and M.D.C.C.C.LXXXVII
17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) diameter, within original oak frame
Literature
The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: The Portrait Reliefs, New York, 1969, nos. 39-41
J.H. Dryfhout, 'Robert Louis Stevenson', Metamorphoses in Nineteenth Century, Cambridge, Ma., 1975, pp. 197-200
J.H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, N.H., 1982, cat. no. 133
K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Master Sculptor, Boston, Ma., 1985, pp. 119-121
J.H. Dryfhout, 'Robert Louis Stevenson', Metamorphoses in Nineteenth Century, Cambridge, Ma., 1975, pp. 197-200
J.H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, N.H., 1982, cat. no. 133
K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Master Sculptor, Boston, Ma., 1985, pp. 119-121