ANDRIEU, Jean-Bertrand

Bordeaux, Gironde 1761 - Paris 1822

DEPAULIS, Alexis Joseph

Paris 1790 - Paris 1867

Obverse by ANDRIEU, reverse by DEPAULIS.

Maker: Monnaie de Paris

Louis XVIII / Collections d'art égyptien et grec

Louis XVIII (1755-1824), King of France (1814-1824) / Collections of Egyptian and Greek Art

1822

bronze

medal and plaquette

Dimensions (HxWxD): diam. 2 ⁷⁄₁₆ in.

obverse:
around circumference: LVDOVICVS.XVIII FRANC. ET.NAV.REX
signed: ANDRIEU F. DE PUYMAURIN DIREXIT
reverse:
around circumference: COLLECTIS.EX.AEGYPTO GRAECIAQ.MONUMENTIS
in exergue: SVMPTV.REGIO / BONARVM.ARTIVM.VTILITATI.MDCCCXXII
signed: DEPAULIS F.

Acc. No.: 50.194.142

Credit Line: Gift of Louis S. Levy, 1950

Photo credit: www.metmuseum.org, May 2019

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain; © Artist : public domain

New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.metmuseum.org

Provenance

• 1950, Gift of Louis S. Levy

Bibliography

• Museum's website (April 29th, 2019)

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