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Napoléon Bonaparte: Venus de'Medici

(French, 1749–1826)
1803
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 40 mm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Bernard Coffin Weld
Accession number27.23
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ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed under bust "JEUFFROY FECT/180[3 or 5]/DENON DIRE.C.D. MUSEE.C.D.ARTS". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "AUX ARTS LA VICTOIRE" and below "L'AN IV DU CONSULAT DE BONAPARTE".
ProvenanceBy 1927, Bernard Coffin Weld; 1927, gift of Bernard Coffin Weld to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 6, 1927)
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