Napoléon I at the Battle of Marengo

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1971.7.3
People: Bertrand Andrieu, French (Bordeaux, France 1763 - 1822 Paris, France)
Title: Napoléon I at the Battle of Marengo
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medallion
Date: 1800 or after
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/58237

Physical Descriptions

Medium

White metal

Technique

Relief

Dimensions

6.9 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
42.99 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in relief, l.l.: ANDRIEU F.
inscription: upper edge, cast in: BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRAN.
inscription: l.r., cast in: AN X
inscription: below design, cast in, French: BATAILLE DE MARINGO / LE XXV PRAIRIAL / AN VIII

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1971.
Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fine Arts Library.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library
Accession Year: 1971
Object Number: 1971.7.3
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Napoleon in right profile, over a battle scene.

Verification Level

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