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Rene Baudichon
French
French medallist. He studied first at the school of art in Tours and then at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was an able and prolific follower of such medallists as Frédéric de Vernon and Oscar Roty: his decorative and sentimental plaquettes, among them Wedding (1902), First Step (1905) and Faith (1912), achieved considerable success. After World War I, changing taste reduced the demand for such work and Baudichon established an alternative niche for himself with sporting prize medals, including Pelote basque (1937), Water Polo (1940), Boxing and Billiards (both 1943). Examples of Baudichon’s medals can be found in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, and the British Museum, London.
Mark Jones. "Baudichon, René." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, http://www.oxfordartonline.com.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/subscriber/article/grove/art/T006908 (accessed March 8, 2012).
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