Harvard Art Museums > 1972.264: Napoléon I (1769-1821) Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Napoléon I (1769-1821) (Jean Pierre Droz) , 1972.264,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221563. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1972.264 People Jean Pierre Droz, Swiss (Le-Chaux-des-Fonds 1746 - 1823 Paris, France) Title Napoléon I (1769-1821) Classification Medals and Medallions Work Type medal Date 1804 Culture Swiss Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221563 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Dimensions 4.1 cm diam. x 0.6 cm depth (1 5/8 x 1/4 in.) 35.26 g Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.l. in truncation: DROZ FECIT inscription: obverse, around perimeter: NAPOLEON EMP. ET ROI inscription: reverse, around perimeter: DESCENTE EN ANGLETERRE; [below figures:] FRAPPE À LONDRES / EN 1804 inscription: obverse, under bust: DENON DIREXT Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1972 Object Number 1972.264 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Obverse: Napoleon in right profile, wearing laurel-wreath crown. Reverse: a man and a mer-man (presumably France and England?) struggling. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), no. 5, p. 163, repr. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
