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Anne-Louis Girodet

(French, 1787–1859)
1825
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; copper alloy
DimensionsDiameter: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number1994.239
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "ANNE LOUIS GIRODET" and under bust "CAUNOIS F". Reverse: Inscribed at center "NÉ A/MONTARGIS,/LE 29 JANVIER 1767./MORT A PARIS,/LE 9 DÉCEMBRE 1824./---/MÉDAILLIER/FRANÇAIS CÉLÉBRES/XIX SIÉCLE/1825".
ProvenanceBy 1994, David and Constance Yates (New York); 1994, sold by David and Constance Yates to the MFA. (Accession date: October 26, 1994)