Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
P. G. Lienard
(French)
after 1808
Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case
Accession number20.511
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "S.A.S. LE PRINCE CAMBACÉRÈS DUC DE PARME." and under bust "ARCH.CHANCELIER/DE L'EMPIRE.".
Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)