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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.35.5
People
Directed by (?) Dominique Vivant Denon, French (Givry, France 1747 - 1825 Paris, France)
? Louis Michel Petit, French (Paris, France 1791 - 1844)
Title
Napoléons Battle at Mont Saint Jean
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1815
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/78123

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper
Dimensions
5.1 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (2 x 3/16 in.)
55.57 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: lower edge of rev.: PETIT F.; l.r. of rev.: DENON INV.
  • inscription: obverse: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR
  • inscription: reverse: BATAILLE DU MONT ST JEAN / XVIII JUIN MDCCCXV
  • inscription: outer edge: CUIVRE

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
1953.35.5
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Napoleon in profile right, wearing laurel crown; reverse: angel holding palm frond flies over implements of war.

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