The Establishment of the French Railway System: The Law of 11 June 1842 [reverse]
1842
Medalist, Swiss, 1795 - 1877
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C
Artwork overview
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Medium
copper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
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Accession
2004.59.2.b
Associated Artworks
Louis Philippe, 1773-1850, King of the French 1830-1848 [obverse]
Antoine Bovy
1842
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 1 June 2004 by NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2004
Luciano, Eleonora. "Nineteenth-Century French Medals." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 32 (Fall 2004): 23.
Inscriptions
around circumference: DANT IGNOTAS MARTI NOVASQUE MERCURIO ALAS.; on the tablet: CHEMIN / DE / FERS; on the pedestal: LOI DU XI JUIN / M.D.CCC.XLII. / .LOUIS PHILIPPE. / REGNANT; in the exergue: MR. TESTE MINISTRE DES TRAVAUX PUBLIQUES. / MR. LEGRAND SOUS-SECRÉTAIRE D'ÉTAT. / A. BOVY FECIT.
Wikidata ID
Q63861616