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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.528.496
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Louis XV and the Academie Françoise
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226568

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
3 cm diam. x 0.1 cm depth (1 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
8.22 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter, cast: LOUIS XV ROY DE FR. ET DE NAV.
  • inscription: reverse, cast: [around perimeter:] PROTECTEUR DE L'ACADEMIE FRANÇOISE; [at center:] A / L'IMMOR / TALITÉ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nanette B. Rodney, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Nanette B. Rodney
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.528.496
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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