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On the reverse there is a seated figure of Asclepius seated on a rock, holding his rod wreathed with a serpent; around him are a cock, dog, goat and eagle. \r\n\r\nCharcot was friends withe Casella family and made several visits to London throughout his career. During the siege of Paris by the Germans in 1870, Charcot sent his wife and children to stay in London with the Casellas.\n\nElla Casella (1858-1946) and her sister Nelia Casella (1859-1950) were artists who worked collaboratively in a variety of media: wax, watercolour, glass enamelling, leather tooling and metalworking. In the 1880s, they studied under Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) at the Slade School of Art and exhibited both at the Royal Academy and with the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in the 1890s. As part of the revival of Renaissance art by British artists in this period, the Casella sisters drew from a Renaissance tradition, in form and method, aligning themselves with great masters such as Pisanello (1395-1455).\n\r\nActively involved in the thriving artistic and cultural life of turn of the century London, these artists were inspired by theatrical costuming of the period and many of their wax relief portraits represent friends from their circle, including many celebrities of the day such as Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, Franz Liszt and Bram Stoker. As well-educated ladies of wealth and distinction, both their gender and social standing played a predictably pivotal role in the development of their art, training, and working practice. \n\r\n","physicalDescription":"Medal, copper, electro-deposited. Jean Martin Charcot, a celebrated French physician. Obv.: Bust to right in academic robes. 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