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Louis XIV

Medal
1672 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

This bronze medal is made by an unknown artist in France in 1672.

On the obverse is a bust representing Louis XIV and on the reverse is a seated female figure, holding a cornucopia and a shield.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleLouis XIV (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, King Louis XIV of France, by an unknown artist, France, 1672
Physical description
This medal depicts on the obverse the bust of Louis XIV and on the reverse a female figure, seated, holding a cornucopia and a shield.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.93cm
Subjects depicted
Shield
Cornucopia
Louis XIV (King of France)
Summary
This bronze medal is made by an unknown artist in France in 1672.

On the obverse is a bust representing Louis XIV and on the reverse is a seated female figure, holding a cornucopia and a shield.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1860. 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. 26
  • Babelon, Jean and Jacquiot, Joséphe. L' histoire de Paris d'aprés les médailles de la Renaissance au XXe siécle. Paris: 1951. p. 86
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
6764-1860

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Record createdMarch 25, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148176/louis-xiv-medal-unknown/
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