The Birth of the Dauphin, for the Marchands Corps [reverse], 1781

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2007.150.10.b

Artists / Makers

Benjamin Duvivier (medalist) French, 1730 - 1819

Image Use

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Inscription

in exergue: REGI DE ORTU S.S. DELPHINI / SEX MERCATOR.PARIS.ORDINES / GRANTULANTUR / AUSP.DUCIS DE COSSÉ / URBIS / GUB.DIE IV. NOV / MDCCLXXXI; incised on the edge: [mint mark] BRONZE

Provenance

Leonard (1922-2000) and Lisa Unger Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2008 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa