France. LA SOURCE. By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis. Bronze plaquette enlarged version 72mm x 135mm. Obv: A nude female standing before a spring. Rev: A nude child with a fishing pole. Catalogue Général Illustré vol. 3 175/E, Maier 120. $325.

Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1848-1899), French painter, sculptor and medallist entered l’École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts at the age of seventeen. In 1868 he won the second Prix de Rome for medal engraving and the first Grand Prix de Rome in 1872. He exhibited regularly at the Salon. In 1898 he was made an officer of the Légion d’Honneur. Daniel-Dupuis died tragically in 1899, when he was shot in his sleep by his wife, who had a history of mental illness. His wife then turned the gun on herself and committed suicide.  Daniel-Dupuis created an extensive oeuvre of medallic works.