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Society of Art Lovers

(French, 1805–1877)
1849
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 81 mm (3 3/16 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number30.713
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsInscribed on edge "CUIVRE". Obverse: Inscribed at each bust "NICOLAS COVSTOV" at proper right, "PHILIBERT DE LORME" above, "IACQVES STELLA" at proper left, and "GERARD AVDRAN" below, and at edge "DANTZELL DE LYON F.-M DCCC XLIX". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "DANTZELL DE LYON F.-M DCCC XLIX" and at center "SOCIETE/DES AMIS DES ARTS/DE LYON/FONDEE EN M DCCC XXXVI/LA SOCIETE A POVR BVT DE PAVORISER LE PROGRES/DES ARTS A LYONS PAR DES EXPOSITIONS PVBLIQVES/ET PAR DES CONCOVRS INSTITVES DANS L'INTERET/DES MANVFACTVRES LYONNAISES/STATVTS-ART".
Provenance1930, bought by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 16, 1930)