![Charles de Secondat, Baron of La Brède and Montesquieu, 1689-1755, Philosophical Historian [obverse]](https://media.nga.gov/public/objects/1/0/3/3/3/9/103339-primary-0-440x400.jpg)
Inscription
around circumference: CAROL.DE SECONDAT BARO DE MONTESQVIEV.
Provenance
Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.
Bibliography
- 2007
- Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 906, repro.
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