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Medal

1817 (made)
Artist/Maker
Andrieu, Bertrand (maker)
Place of origin
France (made)

Bronze medal commemorating the restoration of the Equestrian statue of Henri IV in Paris in 1817.


Object details

Object type
Medal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, Louis XVIII (obverse), statue of Henry IV restored (reverse), struck bronze, by Bertrand Andrieu, French, 19th century, 1817.
Physical description
Medal, bronze. Commemorting the restoration of the equestrian figure of Henri Quatre at Paris in 1817. Obv., profile head of Louis XVIII. with legend. Rev., the aforesaid figure with inscriptions and date.
Object history
Given by Madame R de Benitua.
Subject depicted
Louis (XVIII King of France)
Summary
Bronze medal commemorating the restoration of the Equestrian statue of Henri IV in Paris in 1817.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1882. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1883. pp. 35
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
384-1882

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O163689/medal-andrieu-bertrand/
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