1953.35.6: Napoléon I and the Arc de Triomphe
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.35.6
- People
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Jean Pierre Montagny, French (Saint-Etienne, France 1789 - 1862 Belleville, France)
- Title
- Napoléon I and the Arc de Triomphe
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medal
- Date
- c. 1836
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/78193
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Copper
- Dimensions
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5.3 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (2 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
76 g - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: lower edge of rev.: MONTAGNY F.
- inscription: obverse: NAPOLEON LE GRAND
- inscription: reverse: [above:] A L'ARMÉE FRANÇAISE; [below:] HAUTEUR 152 PIEDS 3 P [ ]
- inscription: around outer edge: CUIVRE [with indistinguishable mark]
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.35.6
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Obverse: Napoleon in laurel crown, profile right; reverse: Arc de Triomphe, with star above.
Verification Level
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