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Claude Joseph Vernet

Pierre Petit (French, 1832–1909)

1826

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)

Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund

Accession number30.724

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "JOPH VERNET NE A AVIGNON" and under bust "PETIT F".. Reverse: Inscribed at edge "JOSEPH VERNET.HORACE VERNET. CE NOM SEUL ILLUSTRERAIT TROIS VILLES." and in wreath "GALERIE VERNET/VOTÉE EN ÉTABLIE/AU MUSÉUM CALVET/PAR LE/CONSEIL MUNICIPAL/DE LA BONNE VILLE D'AVIGNON/LE 18 MARS 1826./---/LE BON. DE MONTFAUCON/MAIRE.".

Provenance1930, bought by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 16, 1930)