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Bronze and plaster medals featuring historical portraits, capturing significant events and figures from the past.

Louis XVI / Cones de Cherbourg, June 23 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Louis XVI / Conebourg Cones, June 23. Medal, 1786.
Louis XVI / Cones de Cherbourg, June 23 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Louis XVI / Conebourg Cones, June 23. Medal, 1786.
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Accident and death of the Duke of Orleans, July 13, 1842 Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). Accident and death of the Duke of Orleans, July 13, 1842. Bronze.Louis XVI / Cones de Cherbourg, June 23 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Louis XVI / Conebourg Cones, June 23. Medal, 1786.Bliżej Kultury Unknown, Vestner, Andreas (1707 1754)Birth of the Duke de Bordeaux on September 29, 1820, 1820 Old Currency. Jean Charles notebook. Birth of the Duke de Bordeaux on September 29, 1820. Bronze. 1820.Tribute of Lille A Bonaparte, 19 Germinal An XI (April 9, 1803) Henri Auguste (1759-1816). Tribute of Lille in Bonaparte, 19 Germinal An XI (April 9, 1803). Bronze, 1803.Medal commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Vienna relief Kurnatowski, Mieczys AW (1833 1904)Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840. Bronze.Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, Giovanni Battista Mancini, died 1694, Agent General of Tuscany in Rome (obverse), 1680 Giovanni Battista Mancini, died 1694, Agent General of Tuscany in Rome obverseItaly, Victor Etar Elex E1861 1878), 18611 Mint of Milan, Ferraris, Giuseppe (1794 1869)Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791) P. G. Li�nard, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791). Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionMorvillier. "Louis XVIII Ry of France.. Cuivress repussé. Between 1814 ET 1824 (Arse). Paris, carnavalet Musée. Medal, numismaticsMaurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Louis-Benoît Picard (1769-1828), playwright. Copper, around 1832. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Copper, playwright, French writer, medal, numismatics, profile, portrait, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th centuryGottfried Reinhold Treviranus (1776-1837), German naturalist, and Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers (1758-1840), astronomer, doctor and germanic physicist, around 1840. Wilkens. Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus (1776-1837), German naturalist, and Heinrich Wilhelm Matthaus Olbers (1758-1840), astronomer, doctor and germanic physicist, around 1840. Wilkens. Bronze. Around 1840.Portrait medal of Giovanni Alvise Toscani. Artist: Lysippus the Younger (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1470-84). Dimensions: Diam. 7.3 cm, wt. 107.3 g.. Date: ca. 1475 (possibly cast early 16th century).Milanese by birth, Giovanni Alvise Toscani was a lawyer, orator, and Latin poet. He began his career under Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan, before going to Rome in 1468, where he became advocate to the assembly of cardinals and auditor under Pope Sixtus IV. Lysippus made six medals of Toscani, indicating their close friendship; this example is the largest and finest.The reverse contains a laudatory inscription surrounded by a laurel wreath: PREVENIT AETATEM INGENIVM PRECOX (His precocious genius runs ahead of his age). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Medallion of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, by Antonio Pisano also known as Pisanello, 1445 - 1445, 15th Century, bronze. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Bargello National Museum. Recto of half-length portrait of Sigismondo. Sigismund facing right. Profile inscription capital letters..Jadwiga Łuszczewska's medal (1834-1908), pseudonym Deotyma, minted for the 45th anniversary of writingEntrance of the English army in Paris, July 7, 1815 Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Entrance of the English army in Paris, July 7, 1815. Bronze, 1815.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionJean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), Mayor of Paris (1789-1791) P. G. Liénard. "Jean-Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), Mayor of Paris (1789-1791)". Silver repulsed copper.False coin, IIthuanian medal portugal, 1639, Ladislaus IV Vasa (1633 1648)Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionFrançois-Augustin Caunois (1787-1859). François -Joseph Talma (1763 -1826), French actor, 1823. Copper. 1823. Paris, Carnavalet museum. NumismaticsGilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791), 1791 Rambert Dumarest (1750-1806). Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791), 1791. Bronze.Medal, Victor David Brenner, American, b. Lithuania, 1871 - 1924, Engraved bronze, Circular form; obverse: bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right flanked by engraved dates, 1809 / 1909; reverse: eagle on rock over sea; in field: 'PRESERVE PROTECT / DEFEND'., USA, 1906, numismatics, Decorative Arts, MedalPrices delivered by the Athenaee des Arts to J. S. Happey, May 11, 1817 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Prize returned by the Athenaee des Arts to J. S. Happey, May 11, 1817. Money.Charcuterie Trade in Paris, Louis XVIII Gayrard, Raymond. "Charcuterie Trade in Paris, Louis XVIII". Copper.Amédée-Paul Bertault (1800-1900). Medal. Alexandre Fortin. Plaster. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58769-4 Averse, man, medal, numismatics, plaster, profile, portraitCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust right to the left of Félicité-Robert de la Mennais; Reverse registration on four lines in a oak crown.Madame Royale, 17 December 1796 P. G L�nard. Madame Royale, December 17, 1796. Copper Golden Repouss�, 1801.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionGilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791), 1791 Rambert Dumarest (1750-1806). Gilbert Motier, Marquis de la Fayette (1757-1834), Marshal de Camp (1782), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Commander of the National Guard (1789-1791), 1791. Bronze.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Werner, Peter Paul (1689 1771)Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805), First Marquis de Cornwallis, British General, 1802 John Gregory Hancock. Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805), the first Marquis de Cornwallis, British General, 1802. Silver.Pierre II Woeiriot de Bouzey, Charles II, 1390 1431, Duke of Lorraine (reverse), 1572 Charles II, 1390-1431, Duke of Lorraine reverseLuca de'Zuhari obverse. Dated: probably 1490/1520. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.05 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 31.13 gr (0.031 kg) axis: 7:00. Medium: bronze//Originally gilded. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Antico.Pierre-Jean de B�ranger (1780-1857), songmaker, 1856 Franky Magniadas (v.1845-v.1875). Pierre-Jean de B�ranger (1780-1857), Songmaker, 1856. Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on ten lines; Reverse head on the right of Republic in Ceres.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionTHE GENERAL PICOT-DAMPIERRE, 1801 P. G Lénard. "GENERAL PICOT-DAMPIERRE, 1801". Copper Golden Repoussé, 1801.Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, Leopold Joseph I, 1679 1729, Duke of Lorraine 1697 (obverse), 1727 Leopold Joseph I, 1679-1729, Duke of Lorraine 1697 obverseCharles III of Spain, as Protector of the Royal Academy of Mexico. Artist: Medalist: Geronimo Antonio Gil (1732-1798). Culture: Mexican. Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/4 in. (57 mm.). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Jules Charles Dubois. Jean-Rodolphe Perronet (1708-1794), founder and first director of the National School of Ponts et Chaussées. Copper, 1821. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Copper, director, national school of bridges and shoes, founder, french, ingenier, medal, numismatics, profile, portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th 19Zygmunt III Waza (1587-1632), 6 Crown Thalers medal, Bydgoszcz; 1621 Zygmunt III Waza, Ammon (Amman), Samuel (1590 1622), Mint of BydgoszczCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte on the left followed by a flower between two points; Aigle backhand holding a branch of bay leaf and a snake in a crown of oak leaves.Bliżej Kultury unknownJoseph Eugène Dubois (1795-1863) and Jean-Pierre de Puymaurin (1757-1841). Passage of King Charles X to Douai, September 6, 1827. Red copper (Avers). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsMedal of Society of Franklin andMontyon. Subject: Antoine Jean Baptiste Robert Auget, Baron de Montyon, French, 1733-1820 Artist: Jean Jacques Barre, French, 1793-1855Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Maria Poliziana (obverse) Maria Poliziana obverseGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics. Bust de la République diademée, wearing bay leaves, oak leaves and wheat ears, on the right; Reverse registration on two lines in a crown of ears of wheat, leaves and fruit.MEDALLON CON LA EFIGIE DEL REY CARLOS III DE ESPAÑA EN 1770. Author: FRANCISCO PRIETO TOMAS (1716-1782). Location: MINISTERIO DE HACIENDA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.Death on the barricades of Denis Affre (1793-1848), Archbishop of Paris, June 27, 1848 (Title Title) Medal. Gayrard, Raymond died on the barricades of Denis Affre (1793-1848), Archbishop of Paris, June 27, 1848. Copper White, 1848.Medal 1805 Webb. Medal. American. 1805. Bronze. Probably made in United StatesCarnavalet museum, medal collection Edouard Hanuisse's head right on the left; Reverse registration on ten lines in a crown of ivy leaves.Medal of Zachary Taylor 1849 Franklin Peale. Medal of Zachary Taylor. 1849. BronzeBreton. Medal avec. Arrival from Doge to Genoa. Metal, bronze. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58752-4 Avers, bronze, doge, medal, metal, profile, portraitJ�r�me P�tion de Villeneuve (1756-1794), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Mayor of Paris (1791-1792), Member of Parliament (1792-1793) P. G. Li�nard (1849-1900). J�r�me P�tion de Villeneuve (1756-1794), MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Mayor of Paris (1791-1792), Member of Parliament for the Convention (1792-1793). Golden copper, repulsed. Around 1801.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Karel Alexander, Duke of Lorraine-Bar, governor of the Southern Netherlands, Jacques Roëttiers (II), 1751 Copper medal. Front: breastpiece man inside change. Reverse: Juno, with left hand four swords, turns with a different hand -filled horn of abundance; Behind her: Pauw Inside Covering; Cut: year Antwerp copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Bliżej Kultury unknownPortrait medal of Sultan Mehmed II (obverse); a Triumphal Chariot (reverse). Artist: Bertoldo di Giovanni (Italian, born Florence () ca. 1430-40, died 1491 Poggio a Caiano). Dimensions: Diam. 9.4 cm, wt. 321.66 g.. Date: model 1480 (old aftercast).Bertoldo based this likeness on a medal by the Venetian artist Gentile Bellini, who had also painted the Ottoman sultan's portrait. Mehmed favored Italian medalists, perceiving their art form as a way to emphasize his rightful lineage among the emperors of Byzantium and ancient Rome. This medal, Bertoldo's largest and only signed example, was a gift from Lorenzo de' Medici in flattering recognition of the sultan's military victories.On the reverse, a triumphant horse-drawn chariot is led by Mars, the god of war, carrying a trophy, an allusion to Mehmed's planned territorial conquests. Standing on a pedestal, the sultan grasps a rope tied to three crowned female figures, representing his abduction of the territories under his rule: Asia, GreecFestival of Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Field of the Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848. Copper.Thomasson, Medal on the death of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1821, death certificate medal silver, portrait of Napoleon to the right inside and outside lettering around wreath of cypress leaves inside caption: NAPOLEON - EMPEROR outside label: DIED 5 MAY BURIED IN RUPERTS VALLEY ST. HELENA 9 MAY 1821 signature on neck cut: FCarnavalet museum, medal collection Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's right to the left; The imperial eagle puts on his head a bay wreath and oak leaves; Reverse registration on seven lines in a laurel wreath.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), Jean Joseph Duboix, French, 1798 - 1841, Cast bronze, Bust of Charles le Brun (1619-1690)., France, 1818, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalArchbishop Wincenty Teofil Chościak Popiel - Warsaw metropolitan, 50 years of priestly ordination; Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941), Łopieńscy brothers (Warsaw; Zakład Foundry; 1866-1941); 1899 (1899-00-00-1899-00-00);Gijsbert van Moelingen, Medal on the wedding of Prince William V with Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, princess of Prussia, wedding medal medal silver gold, gilded, double portrait Text under bust. Omschrift omschrift: WILHELM. V. AVRIA & FREDER. SOPHIA. WILHELM. PRVSSIACA (William V of Orange and Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia) under bust: G. v. Moelingen marriage stadholder prince prince William V Willem V princess Wilhelmina of Prussia princess Wilhelmina of Prussia Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina of Prussia Berlin OranjeMedal of Zachary Taylor. Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Maker: Franklin Peale (1795-1870). Date: 1849. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.False portait medal of the royal couple, 1646, Ladislaus IV Vasa (1633 1648) and Marie Louise Gonzaga (1646-1667) unknownCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right Belgium seated on a throne holding an inscribed table on the right and on the left a branch branch, placing the right foot on a cannon; At the back, the flags and a lying lion; at the exergue, a sword surrounded by a registered ribbon; Reverse registration on nine lines.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Designed by Antoine Desboeufs (French, 1793 - 1862); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-45Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Manufactured by François Augustin Caunnois (French, 1787 - 1859); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-37Carnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal: Bust of Marco Sicco model ca. 1560 (probably cast 17th century) Antonio Abondio Italian Antonio Abondio was an Italian medallist, who active in Italy and later for the imperial courts in Vienna and Prague. On the obverse is a portrait of Marco Sicco, who may possibly be identified as a Milanese statesman, and on the reverse is his coat of arms. Note that the E from AET is missing. The work is probably a seventeenth-century aftercast.. Medal: Bust of Marco Sicco 461251design: Jurriaen Pool, Medal on the death of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, death medal medal imagery lead metal, bust M.H. Tromp legend: MARTEN HARPERTSEN TROMP KNIGHT (NB the S is retroprade) and signed I. POOL Kijkduin died Rotterdam Maarten Harpertsz. TrompInauguration of the Washington Cabinet of Medals 1860 Anthony Paquet. Inauguration of the Washington Cabinet of Medals. Anthony Paquet (1814-1882). American. 1860. BronzeItaly, Wiktor Emanuel III (1900 1946), 5 centisimi, rome; 1925 Mint of Rome, Motti, Attilio Silvio (1867 1935)Louis XIV, 1638-1715, King of France 1643 obverse. Dated: 1684. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.54 cm (3 3/8 in.) gross weight: 191.36 gr (0.422 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Michel Molart.The Sutlej Medal (1845-6). Artist: William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795-1851 Brighton). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 1 7/16 in. (37 mm). Date: 1845. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: William Wyon.Bliżej Kultury Llanttrisant mintCarnavalet museum, medal collectionThomas Simon, Oliver Cromwell, Commemorating the Victory at the Battle of Dunbar (obverse), 1650 Oliver Cromwell, Commemorating the Victory at the Battle of Dunbar obverseBertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Visit of Princess Pauline to the medal currency. Copper, 1810. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsDonatello (v. 1386-1466), Italian sculptor, 1886 Frullini. Donatello (v. 1386-1466), violuter italian. Bronze, 1886. Paris, Muset carnival.Robine. "Tribute from the city of Paris to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, October 16, 1852". Golden copper. 1852. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 102019-5Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust of Pius IX turned to the left; Bust revers of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte de Trois-Quart.Italian campaign. Copper, 1796. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsCarnavalet museum, medal collection Bust of General Trochu three -quarters, the head being slightly turned to the left; Reverse registration on five lines.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France), Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858, Cast bronze, Bust of Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 - 1564)., France, 1819, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Medal, MedalCarnavalet museum, medal collection General Cavaignac Bust right; Reverse registration on five lines in a crown of bay leaves and oak.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionGiovanni Battista Cambio, called Bombarda, Gabriele Fiamma, 1533 1585, Abbot General of the Augustinian Congregation 1578 (obverse), 1578 Gabriele Fiamma, 1533-1585, Abbot-General of the Augustinian Congregation 1578 obverseCarnavalet museum, tokens collectionBliżej Kultury Majnert, Józef (1813 1879)Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). Inauguration of the Luxor obelisk, October 25, 1836. Cuivre, 1836. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Medal, numismaticsPierre-Jules Cavelier (1814-1894). Medal. Louis Laverne. Plaster. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58762-12 Averse, man, medal, numismatics, plaster, profile, portraitCarnavalet museum, medal collection Crespel de Latouche bust of the front latouche; Reverse registration on nine lines.