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品名（中）	罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森
品名（英）	Robert Louis Stevenson
入馆年号	1981年，1981.55.2
策展部门	美国之翼（The American Wing）
创作者	Augustus Saint-Gaudens【1848 至 1907】【美国人】
创作年份	公元 1887 - 公元 1898
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尺寸	直径 17 7/8 英寸 (45.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	圣高登斯在阅读了1882年出版的著名作家罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森的《新阿拉伯之夜》后，见到了他。这位雕塑家在他的《回忆》中回忆道："我对这些故事的介绍让我像文学作品中的一些东西一样激动不已。所以，当我后来发现我的朋友威尔·希科克先生非常了解史蒂文森时，我告诉他，如果史蒂文森曾经穿越到水的这一边，如果他允许我为他画像，我会感到荣幸。"抵达美国后，史蒂文森毫不犹豫地同意参加圣高登斯的竞选。作者认为完成的浮雕是"说话的肖像"。他还认为题词（史蒂文森的一首诗，献给他们共同的朋友Low）"看起来非常好。"圣高登斯描绘了史蒂文森躺在床上，手里拿着香烟，膝盖上放着平衡的纸片。1887年铸造的"罗伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森"的第一个版本是矩形的。圣高登斯后来将其改编为圆形，他认为这是一种优越的形式。这枚奖章的许多铸件都是在艺术家生前和之后铸造的。这枚铸件是在圣高登s的监督下制作的，专门为他的学生玛丽·劳伦斯（托内蒂饰）制作。
介绍（英）	Saint-Gaudens met noted author Robert Louis Stevenson after reading his "New Arabian Nights," published in 1882. The sculptor recalled in his "Reminiscences": "My introduction to these stories set me aflame as few things in literature. So when I subsequently found that my friend, Mr. [Will Hicok] Low knew Stevenson quite well, I told him that, if Stevenson ever crossed to this side of the water, I should consider it an honor if he would allow me to make his portrait." After arriving in America, Stevenson agreed to sit for Saint-Gaudens, without hesitation. The author deemed the finished relief a "speaking likeness." He also thought the inscribed verses (a poem by Stevenson dedicated to Low, their mutual friend) "look[ed] remarkably well." Saint-Gaudens depicted Stevenson reclining in bed, cigarette poised in hand, with pieces of paper balanced on his knees. The first version of “Robert Louis Stevenson," cast in 1887, was rectangular. Saint-Gaudens later adapted it to a circular format that he considered superior. Numerous casts of this medallion were made during and after the artist’s lifetime. This cast was executed under Saint-Gaudens’ supervision and was made specifically for his student, Mary Lawrence (Tonetti).