1971.7.5: Arrival of King Louis XVI in Paris
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1971.7.5
- People
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Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
- Title
- Arrival of King Louis XVI in Paris
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medallion
- Date
- after 1790
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/70488
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- White metal with brown patina
- Technique
- Relief
- Dimensions
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8.7 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
87.82 g - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: in relief, l.l.: ANDRIEU F.
- inscription: upper edge, cast in, French: ARRIVÉE DU ROI A PARIS
- inscription: l.r., cast in: NO. 2
- inscription: lower edge, cast in, French: LE 6 OCTOBRE / 1789
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1971.
Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fine Arts Library.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library
- Accession Year
- 1971
- Object Number
- 1971.7.5
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Medallion covered with glass or plex.
Verification Level
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