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BARRE, Jean-Jacques

Paris 1793 - Paris 1855

Franklin et Montyon

Franklin and Montyon

1833

silver

medal and plaquette

Dimensions (HxWxD): D. 1 58; weight: 0,083 lbs

obverse:
inscribed at left: FRANKLIN / BIENFAISANCE DU GENIE
inscribed at right: MONTYON / GENIE DE LA BIENFAISANCE
reverse:
around the circumference: SOCIETE MONTYON ET FRANKLIN POUR LES PORTRAITS DES HOMMES UTILES
in the center: LES / SOUSCRIPTEURS / ASSOCIES POUR / PROPAGER L'HISTOIRE / DES BIENFAITEURS / DE L'HUMANITE / 1833

Acc. No.: 2001.87.3035

Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery / http://artgallery.yale.edu

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Provenance

  • 2001, Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection

Bibliography

  • Museum's website (accessed May 2017)

Related works

  • Jean-Baptiste de Montyon (1733-1820) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1833, ND4318, Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, Paris.