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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.35.7
People
Reverse designed by Romain Vincent Jeuffroy, French (Rouen, France 1749 - 1826 Bas-Prunay, France)
Obverse designed by Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
Title
Napoléon's Coronation at Paris
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1804
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/78243

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper
Dimensions
4 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
30.56 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. of obv: DENON DIR. / ANDRIEU F.
  • inscription: obverse: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR
  • inscription: reverse: LE SENAT ET LE PEUPLE; [below:] AN XIII
  • inscription: reverse: [l.l.:] DENON DIR.; [l.r.:] JEUFFROY F.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
Accession Year
1953
Object Number
1953.35.7
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Napoleon in profile right, with laurel crown; reverse: two men lift Napoleon on a shield. To left is open book inscribed "LOIS LOIS"; at right is a scythe.

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