During David d’Angers stay in Weimar in 1829, he also vistited the home where Friedrich Schiller lives before he died in 1805. After seeing all the memorabilia about the poet, he decided:

„I haven't seen him, but what does it matter? The bust I intend to make of him will resemble him all the better for it.“

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The Schiller medallion is intended as a pendant to the Goethe medallion. David d'Angers created a unique bronze portrait of Schiller. Today, it belongs to the Musée d'Angers. From 1811 onwards, the artist sent a duplicate of each of his works to his hometown. In doing so, he established a collection of his life's work, which the museum now preserves with over 150 busts and 500 medallions.

To make sure he was not mistaken für the painter Jacques-Louis David, the sculptor added his birthplace to his last name. In his signature, David d’Angers always artfully underlined his birth name [see display case 2; 12]

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The reproductions of the medallions of Goethe [14] and Schiller [15] demonstrate how technical possibilities allow for authentic reproductions. At the same time, they reflect the friendlyship between the two poets.