1953.35.2: Marriage of Napoléon I (1769-1821) and Marie-Louise (1791-1847)
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.35.2
- People
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Reverse designed by Julien Marie Jouannin, French (active early 19th c.)
Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
- Title
- Marriage of Napoléon I (1769-1821) and Marie-Louise (1791-1847)
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medal
- Date
- 1810
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/78370
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Copper
- Dimensions
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4 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
35.15 g - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: lower edge of obv.: ANDRIEU F.
- inscription: reverse: NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI. M. LOUISE D'AUTRICHE.
- inscription: lower edge of obverse: DENON D.
- inscription: reverse: [in design:] J. JOUANNIN
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.35.2
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Obverse: Napoleon and Marie-Louise in profile right; reverse: classical marriage portrait, with pedestal and torch.
Verification Level
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