Jean Baptiste Kleber Monument, Strasbourg

1840

Object PlaceAlbany, New York, United States

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 59 mm (2 5/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay

Accession number13.867

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed on monument "A/KLEBER/[ ] [ ]/LES [ ]/LA [ ]/1800", at proper right "J.B./KLEBER/NÉ/A STRASBOURG/LE 6 MARS/1753", at proper left "GÉNÉRAL/EN CHEF/EN EGYPTE/MORT AU CAIRE/LE 14 JUIN 1800", and below monument "C.P. EMMERICH F. P.GRASS STATUA PRE". Reverse: Inscribed below "C.P.EMMERICH F." and in exergue "STRASBOURG/1840/---".

ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)