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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of the Dauphin
Image Not Available for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of the Dauphin

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of the Dauphin

Benjamin Duvivier (French, 1730–1819)
1782
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter, depth, and weight: 73 x 6 mm (2 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of John B. How
Accession number17.3176
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUDOV XVI ET MAR.ANT.AUSTR.FR.ET NAV.REGI ET.REGINAE", under bust "B. DU/VIVIER", and in exergue "LUTETIA". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "SOLEMNIA DELPH.INI NATALITIA" and in exergue "REGE ET REGINA URBES/INVESENTIBUS XXI JAN/MDCCLXXXII".ProvenanceBy 1917, John B. How; 1917, gift of the Estate of John B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 17, 1917)