Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (1767-1830) 1830 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, or Benjamin Constant, was a political activist and a prolific writer. In the eighteen-twenties and thirties, he influenced liberal movements and revolutions across Europe, Brazil, and Mexico. Constant took a government position in the French First Empire under Napoleon until 1802, when he and the infamous Madame de Staël, who was his mistress, fell out of favor, forcing the couple to flee to Germany. After the Bourbon Reconstruction, Constant returned to Paris and defended constitutional monarchy as a member of the Council of State. He was considered the most eloquent proponent of the new liberalism that engulfed French politics between 1827 and 1830. David dAngers, admiring both Constants eloquence and his views, made this medallion soon before Constants death. The medallion is a transitional piece that suggests Davids mature Romantic style in the large-sc

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Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (1767-1830) 1830 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, or Benjamin Constant, was a political activist and a prolific writer. In the eighteen-twenties and thirties, he influenced liberal movements and revolutions across Europe, Brazil, and Mexico. Constant took a government position in the French First Empire under Napoleon until 1802, when he and the infamous Madame de Staël, who was his mistress, fell out of favor, forcing the couple to flee to Germany. After the Bourbon Reconstruction, Constant returned to Paris and defended constitutional monarchy as a member of the Council of State. He was considered the most eloquent proponent of the new liberalism that engulfed French politics between 1827 and 1830. David dAngers, admiring both Constants eloquence and his views, made this medallion soon before Constants death. The medallion is a transitional piece that suggests Davids mature Romantic style in the large-sc

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