Johannes Gutenberg

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Title

Johannes Gutenberg

Date

ca. 1840

Subject

Bronze.

Description

This bronze figure is a study or model for the public monument to Gutenberg unveiled in Strasbourg, France in 1840 by French sculptor Pierre Jean David d’Angers (1788–1856). The statuette was presented to the sculptor’s friend, the poet and statesman Alphonse de Lamartine. It is one of several pieces of sculpture in the Grolier Club portraying printers, book collectors, and literary figures.

Source

Gift of George A. Lucas, 1902.