The Establishment of the French Railway System: The Law of 11 June 1842 [reverse]

1842

Antoine Bovy

Medalist, Swiss, 1795 - 1877

Antoine Bovy

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C


Artwork overview

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


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