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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1953.35.2
People
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
4 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
35.15 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • 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
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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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