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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1971.7.4
People
Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
Title
Siege of the Bastille
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
after 1790
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/70489

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White metal with bronze patina
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
8.7 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
80.17 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in relief, l.l.: ANDRIEU F.
  • inscription: lower edge, cast in: PRISE PAR LES CITOYENS DE / LA VILLE DE PARIS / LE 14 JUIN 1789
  • inscription: l.r., cast in: NO. [1?]
  • inscription: upper edge, cast in, French: SIEGE DE LA BASTILLE

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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
1971.7.4
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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