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Identification and Creation

Object Number
BNA15
People
Unidentified Artist
Joseph Raphael De Lamar (1843-1918)
Title
Joseph Raphael DeLamar (1843-1918)
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
c. 1918
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304700

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
framed: 160 x 89.9 cm (63 x 35 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: front of plaque, English: Inscription: The generous bequest of Captain De Lamar to provide for the study and teaching of the origin and cause of human disease and the prevention thereof supporting the forward steps that marked a turning point in the history of the Harvard Medical School./In grateful recognition of the beneficent influence on the progress of medicine this plaque is erected in his memory."

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Harvard Medical School
Object Number
BNA15
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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