Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, 1611-1675, Vicomte de Turenne, Marshal of France 1643 [obverse], 1800

Not on View

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2002.146.1.a

Artists / Makers

Henri Auguste (medalist) French, born 1759

Image Use

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Inscription

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

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

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.