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FALIZE FRÈRES Draft drawing by the Duke of Broglie.
See original version (French)
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FALIZE FRÈRES Draft drawing by the Duke of Broglie.
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FALIZE FRÈRES
Draft drawing by the Duke of Broglie.
Pencil, watercolour, gouache, ink on card stock.
Dimensions: approx. 30.5 x 24 cm.
Signed. On the reverse: dated 25 March 1935, numbered, iconographic annotations.
The commission:
This sword was most likely commissioned to mark his election to the Academy of Sciences.
Maurice de Broglie, Prince and 7th Duke of Broglie (1875–1967), studied physics and pursued a military career in the navy. His research focused on the study of the action of X-rays. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1924. He was elected its president in 1954.
See original version (French)
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