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Molière: Completion of Molière Fountain

(French, 1787–1859)
1844
MintFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 57 mm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.816
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "MOLIERE 1622-1673." and under bust "CAUNOIS SCULP.". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "INAUGURÉ EN 1844 SOUSCRIPTON. NATIONLE.", on monument "A/MOLIERE/---/1622/1673", at proper left "CAUNOIS/SCULP.", and at proper right "VISCONTI/ARCH".
ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)