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Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette

Jacques Edouard Gatteaux

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with a raised profile portrait of a man with short hair facing left; the years "1789" and "1848" are on either side in a circular pattern; the medal has a darker patina around the rim; small spots on the surface; signature on the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1830
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
599 × 565 px
Museum record:
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