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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1990.61
People
H. Le Breton, French (17th century)
Title
Louis XIV: Bombardment of Genoa
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1684
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/195490

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3.5 cm diam. x 0.3 cm depth (1 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
21.47 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower edge of obv: BRETON
  • inscription: obverse: LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISS
  • inscription: reverse: [around perimeter:] VIBRATA IN SUPERBOS FULMINA; [in exergue:] GENUA EMENDATA / MDCLXXXIV

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. H. Bartlett Wells
Accession Year
1990
Object Number
1990.61
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Head of Louis XIV in profile right; reverse: standing male figure facing left; port scene behind him.

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