Louis XVI, 1754-1793, and Marie-Antoinette, 1755-1793, King and Queen of France 1774 [obverse]

1781

Benjamin Duvivier

Medalist, French, 1730 - 1819

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 6.15 cm (2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2007.150.10.a

Associated Artworks

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

Benjamin Duvivier

1781


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

around circumference: LUD.XVI.FR.ET NAV.REX[rosette]MAR.ANT. AUSTR.REG.; below the busts: B.DUVIVIER F.; incised on the edge: [mint mark] BRONZE

Wikidata ID

Q63863778


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