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Louis XVI
Probably by: Augustin Dupré (French, 1748–1833)
French
1787
Mint: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 69 mm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of J. B. How
Accession Number17.141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Louis XVI (1754-1793), king of France.
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XVI looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI ET FRERE BIENFAISANT" and at proper left of bust "DUPRE".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ASSOCIATION DE BIENFAISANCE JUDICIARE, ÉTABLIE EN 1787" and at center "DONNÉE/À".
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XVI looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI ET FRERE BIENFAISANT" and at proper left of bust "DUPRE".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ASSOCIATION DE BIENFAISANCE JUDICIARE, ÉTABLIE EN 1787" and at center "DONNÉE/À".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI ET FRERE BIENFAISANT" and at proper left of bust "DUPRE".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ASSOCIATION DE BIENFAISANCE JUDICIARE, ÉTABLIE EN 1787" and at center "DONNÉE/À".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ASSOCIATION DE BIENFAISANCE JUDICIARE, ÉTABLIE EN 1787" and at center "DONNÉE/À".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)