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Emperor Napoleon III, Prize Medal of the 1867 Paris Exhibition

Medal
1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal depicting the Emperor Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, accession 2 Dec 1852-1870, d. 1873), is made by François Joseph Hubert Ponscarme in France in 1867 and was issued as Prize medal on the occasion of the Paris International Exhibition in 1867.
In addition to creating this medal and a medallion, Ponscarme was awarded the Medal of the first class at the 1867 exhibition and was created Knight of the Legion of Honour. He was Professor of medal-engraving at the National School of Arts, Paris.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmperor Napoleon III, Prize Medal of the 1867 Paris Exhibition (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Struck bronze
Brief description
Services medal of the 1867 International Exhibition in Paris, struck bronze, by Hubert Ponscarme, French, 19th century, 1867.
Physical description
Obverse: Profile portrait of Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), bearded and crowned with laurel wreath. Legend at left and right. Signed.
Reverse: Winged female figure representing Fame carrying a plan of the exhibition flies over the top of the Globe. Legend. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.08cm
Marks and inscriptions
'NAPOLEON III' [left] 'EMPEREUR' [right], [and signed] 'H Ponscarme F.' (obverse, legend)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal depicting the Emperor Napoleon III (Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, accession 2 Dec 1852-1870, d. 1873), is made by François Joseph Hubert Ponscarme in France in 1867 and was issued as Prize medal on the occasion of the Paris International Exhibition in 1867.
In addition to creating this medal and a medallion, Ponscarme was awarded the Medal of the first class at the 1867 exhibition and was created Knight of the Legion of Honour. He was Professor of medal-engraving at the National School of Arts, Paris.
Bibliographic references
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, IV, London, 1909, p. 656
  • Ines, Augustin, Die Medaillen und Plaketten der Grossen Weltausstellungen 1851-1904, Universitaet Karlsruhe, 1985, p. 296
Collection
Accession number
A.75-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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