Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, 1611-1675, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France 1643 [obverse]

1800

Henri Auguste

Medalist, French, born 1759

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
    gross weight: 58.34 gr (0.129 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.1.a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 894, repro.

Inscriptions

on the truncation: H.AUGUSTE; around circumference: HONNEURS RENDUS A TURENNE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT.; below the bust: SA GLOIRE APPARTIENT / AU PEUPLE FRANÇAIS

Wikidata ID

Q63861848

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