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Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes. Bronze, 1816.
Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes. Bronze, 1816.
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Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes. Bronze, 1816.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Law bust winner of François-Joseph I on the right; Reverse the abundance standing on the left gives crowns to a standing blacksmith and a weaver sitting on the right.Medal of Captain Robert Henley. Culture: American. Dimensions: Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm). Maker: Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807-ca. 1840). Date: 1814-15. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury Holzhaeusser, Johann Philip (1741 1792), unknownAlexander Pope (1688-1744) 1741 Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier. Alexander Pope (1688-1744). Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier (Swiss, Geneva 1715-1759 Copenhagen). Swiss. 1741. Bronze. Medals and PlaquettesMaritime Games Awards, Marseille, 25 Messidor An XI (July 14, 1803) Poize. Prices of Maritime Games, Marseille, 25 Messidor An XI (July 14, 1803). Silver, 1803.Fran�ois II (1768-1835), German Emperor Germanic (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), 1796 Johann Nepomuk Wirth (1750-1811). Fran�ois II (1768-1835), German Emperor Germanic (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835). Silver, 1796.Louis XV / Banquet At City Hotel for the Birth of Dauphin Jean Duvivier (1687-1761). Louis XV / Banquet at City Hall for the birth of the Dauphin. Medal, 1729.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionJean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1882). Napoleon III medal (1808-1873) Emperor. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsJean Pierre Blanchard's medal (1753 1809) commemorating a balloon flight over Warsaw in 1789 Loos, F.Medal; Designed by Bertrand Andrieu (French, 1761 - 1822), Nicolas Guy Brenet (French, 1773 - 1846); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-121Medal of Major General William H. Harrison 1818 Moritz Fürst Hungarian. Medal of Major General William H. Harrison. American. 1818. Bronze. Made in United StatesCarnavalet museum, medal collectionMedal of Captain Johnston Blakely 1800-1830 Moritz Fürst Hungarian. Medal of Captain Johnston Blakely. American. 1800-1830. Bronze. Made in United StatesEtienne Montagny (1816-1895). Jacques Necker (1732-1804), Director General of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790), 1804. Cuper pushed, 1804. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismaticsThe Archduke Charles (1771-1847), Winner of Jourdan in Stokach, March 26, 1799 The Archduke Charles (1771-1847), winner of Jourdan in Stokach, March 26, 1799. Bronze.Medal of John Paul Jones and the Serapis. Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Maker: Augustin Dupré (French, Saint-Étienne 1748-1833 Armentières-en-Brie). Date: 1779. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Sansom Medal: Franklin's two great achievements early 19th century Johann Mathias Reich. Sansom Medal: Franklin's two great achievements. Johann Mathias Reich (American (born Germany), Fürth, Bavaria 1768-1833 Albany, New York). American. early 19th century. Bronze, struck. Made in Germany; Formerly considered made in United StatesCarnavalet museum, medal collectionVisit of Sir, Count of Artois, to the medal currency, 11 June 1818 Jacques-Edouard Guards (1788-1881). Visit of Sir, Count of Artois, to the Medal Currency, 11 June 1818. Portrait of Charles X (1756-1836). Bronze, 1818.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionBenjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). "Arrival of the king in Paris". Bronze. October 6, 1789. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Right bust of Louis XVI in French habit on the right, the cord of the order of the Holy Spirit on the habit; Reverse Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and the Dauphin led in front of the Tuileries by the city of Paris in the guise of a deity wearing a toured crown. Bronze, bourbon, medal, profile, portrait, French revolution, French kingPierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819), Engraver in coins and medals French, 13th engraver general of coins, 1823 Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819), Engraver in coins and French medals, 13th engraver general currencies. Bronze, 1823.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionLouis-Alexandre, Duke de la Rochefoucauld d'Anville, MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Chairman of the Executive Board of Paris Department (1791) P.G Liénard (1849-1900). Louis-Alexandre, Duke de la Rochefoucauld d'Anville, MP for the Constituent Assembly (1789-1791), Chairman of the Executive Board of the Paris Department (1791). Golden copper repulsed.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Designed by François Augustine Cannois (French, 1787 - 1859); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-80Tribute to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), 1848 (dummy title) Richard. Tribute to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), 1848. Bronze, 1848.Carnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionCarnavalet museum, medal collectionThe Christian faith, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625 Round, copper plaque. The sitting symbolic female figure is head -on and dressed in a spacious pleated robe. With her right hand, she supports the cross in front of the body along grasping, she keeps her head used to the left. On the right on the ground is a chalice. In the background trees on a slope and on the left a view over water with ships in the offing. Netherlands copper (metal) casting Round, copper plaque. The sitting symbolic female figure is head -on and dressed in a spacious pleated robe. With her right hand, she supports the cross in front of the body along grasping, she keeps her head used to the left. On the right on the ground is a chalice. In the background trees on a slope and on the left a view over water with ships in the offing. Netherlands copper (metal) castingMedal of the Moron Bogus Wawy Radziwi (1620-1669); 1669/ 19th century (1669-00-00-1669-00-00);Installation of the first stone of Saint Vincent-de-Paul, August 25, 1824 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867) and Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Installation of the first stone of Saint Vincent-de-Paul, August 25, 1824. Bronze. 1824.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Designed by Armand-Auguste Caqué (French, 1793 - 1881); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-85ERE FRENCH, SEPTEMBER 22, 1792 Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). Ere French, September 22, 1792. Silver, 1792.Jean-Henri Simon (engraver), Medal with bust Piet Hein, medallions bronze bronze 4,7, bust Piet Hein left with omschrift, omschrift PIET - HEYN signature SIMON F. Piet Heyn Piet Hein remember RotterdamMedal; Designed by Augustin Dupré (French, 1748 - 1833); cast bronze; Diam.: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.); 1907-17-101William Pitt 1813 Medalist: Thomas Wyon the Younger. William Pitt 210256Medal, Bertrand Andrieu, French, 1761 - 1822, Cast bronze, Medal commemorating the Capitulation of Ulm & Meningen., France, early 20th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, MedalCarnavalet museum, medal collectionVisit of the prince of Baden to the medal currency, March 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Visit of the prince of Baden to the currency of the medals. Bronze, March 1806.Company of the Notaries of Paris, Louis XVIII Michaut, Auguste François. "Company of the notaries of Paris, Louis XVIII". Bronze.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on four lines; Reverse head of the Republic on the left.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics. Bust right of François II on the right; Registration on five lines in a bay crown.Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (main title), 1781. Bronze copper alloy. Gilding. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Henri Irminger, winner of the Bastille, 1794 Anton proclaim. Henri Irminger, winner of the Bastille, 1794. Silver bronze.Festival of Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Field of the Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848. Copper.Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Bliżej Kultury Schapira, J.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right registration on two lines followed by a level of equality; Cartel registered reverse surmounted by a republic head with the Phrygian cap on the right.Visit to the City by George I, King of Greece, June 16th, 1880. Artist: Medalist: George Gammon Adams (British, Staines 1821-1898 Chiswick). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 3 in. (7.6 cm). Date: 1880. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Victoria Visit to the Corporation of London 1837 Medalist: William Wyon British. Victoria Visit to the Corporation of London. Medalist: William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795-1851 Brighton). British. 1837. Silver. Medals and PlaquettesClaudius Drusus Germanicus Caesar (Nero) .. a medallion of mother-of-pearl, on which an image has been cut from a Roman emperor, with a peripheral: nero.avg.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right La Liberté standing on the left holding crowns and palms in his left hand, welcomes two geniuses with his right hand bringing a lyre; Reverse registration on five lines.Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right bust of Alphonse Devive on the left; Reverse registration on thirteen lines.In. Magdalena; Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928); NP. (0-00-00-0-00-00);Partage Plus, Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), Women's head (iconogr.), Plastic, secession (style), Saint. Magdalena, Saint. Magdalena (iconogr.)Carnavalet museum, medal collectionField of Champ-de-March, May 14, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Field of March, May 14, 1848. Copper.Louis XIV / Altar of Notre-Dame J�r�me Roussel (1663-1713). Louis XIV / Altar of Notre Dame. Medal, 1699.Bliżej Kultury Majnert, Gotfryd (1767 1847)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Marianne on the right between feather on the left and Baillonette on the right; Reverse gallows.Daniel. French Republic of the 1st Vendémiaire year LVII, 1848. Cuper, 1848. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. NumismaticsCarnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionDeath of Maria II van England. Silver medal. Front: breastpiece woman inside. Downside: grave monument in the middle of four cypresses, illustrated by star circular; on foot crowns and scepters, on monument skull with laurel wreath and sealing branches inside; Cut out: signature.Penning with portrait of Queen Astrid beaten at the Brussels exhibition by H. Walravens & Cie 1935, Josphe Witterwulghe, 1935 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Queen Astrid from Belgium to the left, six lines of text on the reverse side. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Ant. Meybusch, R. Faltz, Medal on victory of Louis XIV on the Turks, medallion medal bronze, bust Louis XIV in armor to the right legend: LVDOVICVS MAGNVS.- REX CHRISTIANISSIMVS. ANT. MEYBUSCH F. Louis XIV Louis XIV Louis QuatorzeCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Napoleon I on the left, laureate; Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's head back to the left.Return of the ashes of the Emperor Napoleon I, December 15, 1840. Copper, 1840. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. Medal, numismaticsMedal Commemorating the Death of William Pitt 1806 Medalist: Benjamin Wyon. Medal Commemorating the Death of William Pitt 210248Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust right of General Von Werder of Trois-Quarts opposite in uniform; Reverse registration on thirteen lines in an olive crown.William Sidmey Smith (1764-1840), British Admiral, 1799 Wyon The Elder, Thomas. William Sidmey Smith (1764-1840), British Admiral, 1799. Bronze. 1799.Death of Karl August van Saksen Weimar Eisenach 1894, W. Mayer (I), 1894 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of Karl August to the left, five stars on the reverse, five lines of text and a palm branch with banderole. Stuttgart bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Obverse - Front view.. British Victories, 1798. 18th Century Commemorative Medal: Napoleonic Wars / Soho Mint, Birmingham. King George III. Manufacturer: Soho Mint. Designer: Conrad Heinrich Küchler. Copper gilt medal, commemorating various victories that the British forces obtained during that year: the Nile, Mahon and the capture of Minorca etc.Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette 1789 Pierre Simon Benj. Duvivier. Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette. 1789. Bronze. Made in FranceTwenty -five year old presidency of René Chalon of the Société Royale Numismatique de Belgique 1873, Leopold Wiener, 1873 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the portrait of chalon to the right with a change, five lines of text on the reverse. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)The "John Horn" Medal 1874 Charles E. Barber. The "John Horn" Medal. Charles E. Barber (1840-1917). American. 1874. BronzeBaron D. J. Larrey (Chirurgien in Chief, French Army): BronzecastP. G Liénard. Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793), Queen of France (1774-1792). Copper pushed. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70709-8 Effigy, medal, numismatics, queen of FranceLouis XVIII (1755-1824), King of France (1814-1824), 1815 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Louis XVIII (1755-1824), King of France (1814-1824), 1815. Silver copper.Planets-manager. Cornalet Collection Sites 2013-2016. Numismatic.Nicolas Brenet (1728-1792). Medal avec. Death of Napoleon I. Metal, bronze. After 1821. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58764-8 Bronze, bay crown, French emperor, medal, metal, numismatics, profile, portraitCarnavalet museum, medal collection Right the republic standing from the front, summoned with a star, draped, holding a laurel wreath and a torch; At his feet, on the left, a hive surrounded by bees and on the right, an altar surmounted by laurel crowns; Reverse a crown of oak leaves and bay leaves.Guillaume Dupré, Nicolas Brulart de Sillery, 1544 1624, Chancellor of France 1607 (obverse), 1613 Nicolas Brulart de Sillery, 1544-1624, Chancellor of France 1607 obverseMediation of Count de Montalembert between Belgium and France 1838, Julien Gabriel Leclercq, 1838 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the portrait of the Montalembert to the right with a change, on the reverse side under a laurel wreath six lines of text, with at the top of the display. copper (metal) striking (metalworking)Portrait of Pope Clement XII Corsini (reverse), 1734. Ottone Hamerani (Italian, 1694-1761). Bronze; diameter: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.).Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette 1830 Jacques Edouard Gatteaux French. Medal of the Marquis de Lafayette. 1830. Bronze. Made in FranceDam disk with show ,, 1675 - 1700 Inscription along the upper edge 'Qui me Vivente Lacessas Peritehoum Violasque Duos', at the bottom' Theseus Bavaricus 1689. Image of a soldier in a battle with a centaur. On the back 'Maximilian Emanuel Elector Bavariae, P.H.M., a portrait drawn along the armra -cut. Germany boxwood Inscription along the upper edge 'Qui me Vivente Lacessas Peritehoum Violasque Duos', at the bottom' Theseus Bavaricus 1689. Image of a soldier in a battle with a centaur. On the back 'Maximilian Emanuel Elector Bavariae, P.H.M., a portrait drawn along the armra -cut. Germany boxwoodJ.G. Holtzhey, Medal on the death of Schout-bij-night Willem Crul on 4 February 1781, death certificate penning footage silver, whipped, slightly legally altered bust, WILH CRUL TOPARCHA BURGST. PRAEF. CLASS. HOLL & W.F. (signature) signed down at the bottomMedal of Major General Z. Taylor 1846. Medal of Major General Z. Taylor. 1846. BronzeGeorge Washington F. C. Key & Sons American 1878 On the obverse is a bust of Washington within an invected trefoil border. On the reverse, a ruler, a square, and an open compass are superimposed on a wreath. Above the joint of the compass there is a radiating square of six points. For another example of the same obverse, but different reverse, see 07.124.22. View more. George Washington. F. C. Key & Sons. American. 1878. Bronze. Made in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaGalerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Designed by Jean-Auguste Barre (French, 1793 - 1855); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-57School of Medicine of Paris Rambert Dumarest (1750-1806). School of Medicine of Paris. Copper.Władysław IV Waza (1633-1648), Talar Gdański, Gdańsk; 1637 Mint Gdańsk, Władysław IV Waza (1595 1648)Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right head of Napoleon I on the left, laureate; Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte's head back to the left.Bliżej Kultury unknownStanisław August Poniatowski (1764-1795), adoption by the Sejm on April 18, 1791 of the city law Woodhaeuses, Johan Philip (1741 1792)Gaming Piece (reverse), c.1700. Martin Brunner (German, 1659-1725). Wood; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.).Alexander de Humboldt (1769-1859), geographer Auguste bovy (1799-1864). Alexandre de Humboldt (1769-1859), geographer. Money.