Claude Picard
Medal
1656 (made)
1656 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is a bronze medal made in France by Josias Belle in 1656. The obverse of this medal depicts a hlaf-length figure of Calude Picard, French councillor, at the age of 42, and the reverse shows an armorial shield with a legend.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Claude Picard (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, bust of Claude Picard, by Josias Belle, France, 1656 |
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| Object history | Purchased in Paris (Piot sale, 1864, 25-30 April, £6 6s. 10d.). |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This is a bronze medal made in France by Josias Belle in 1656. The obverse of this medal depicts a hlaf-length figure of Calude Picard, French councillor, at the age of 42, and the reverse shows an armorial shield with a legend. |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1864. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 45 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 523-1864 |
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| Record created | March 25, 2008 |
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