Drawing
1748 (made)
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Design for a jeton showing a field of ripe corn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red chalk drawing |
| Brief description | Edmé Bouchardon, design for a jeton issued by Louis XV's "Trésor Royal" in 1749, showing a field of ripe corn. Red chalk drawing, 1748. |
| Physical description | Design for a jeton showing a field of ripe corn. |
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| Object history | This drawing was probably formerly in the collection of P. J. Mariette (1694-1774). The medallist mentioned in the inscription was F. J. Marteau, who worked for the Paris mint during the second quarter of the 18th century. See the note to E.101-1959 for a general account of the group of designs by Bouchardon to which this drawing belongs. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.102-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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