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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1941.5
People
Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
Title
Napoléon I at the Battle of Marengo
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
1800 or after
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230307

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White metal with brown patina
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
6.9 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
35.57 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in relief, l.l.: ANDRIEU F.
  • inscription: below design, cast in, French: BATAILLE DE MARINGO / LE XXV PRAIRIAL / AN VIII
  • inscription: l.r., cast in: AN X
  • inscription: upper edge, cast in: BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRAN.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Hubbard Sturgis Eaton, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1941.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John Hubbard Sturgis Eaton
Accession Year
1941
Object Number
1941.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Napoleon in right profile, over a battle scene.

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