1953.35.9: Louis Napoleon III (1808-1873)
Medals and Medallions
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1953.35.9
- People
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Unidentified Artist
- Title
- Louis Napoleon III (1808-1873)
- Classification
- Medals and Medallions
- Work Type
- medal
- Date
- after 1852
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/93640
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze with gold patina
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.3 x 0.2 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: obverse: LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
- inscription: reverse, French: [around perimeter:] LA VILLE DE PARIS; [above image:] À LOUIS NAPOLEON; [below image:] 16 8IERE 1852 / EMPEREUR
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Murray A. Potter
- Accession Year
- 1953
- Object Number
- 1953.35.9
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Obverse: Louis Napoleon in profile left; reverse: eagle clutching a branch in one talon and a snake in the other. Integral loop for hanging.
Verification Level
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