Louis XVI
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1782
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 73 mm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.139
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUDOVICO XVI.FR.ET NAVAR.REGI OPTIMO", under bust "B·DUVIVIER", and in exergue "COMITIA BURGUNDIAE".
Reverse: Inscribed in wreath "ARTIBUS/PERFICIENDIS,/ARTIFICUM/SALUTI TUENDAE/LAUREAM CONSECRAT/CIVIS BENEFICUS,/REGIA SCIENTIARUM/ACADEMIA DEGERNIT/MDCCLXXXII".ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
