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Hortense de Beauharnais

(French)
after 1806
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 number20.536
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "HORTENSE EUGENIE REINE DE HOLLANDE". 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)