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Louis XIV: establishment of l’Hôpital Général
Jean Mauger (French, 1648–1722)
French
1656
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Coin or medal: 41.5 mm, 12h
Credit Line
Gift of Malcolm Storer
Accession Number30.68
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
Catalogue Raisonné
Médailles sur les Principaux Evénéments du Règne de Louis le Grand
DescriptionCircular medal of Louis XIV (1638-1715), king of France, commemorating the establishment of l’Hôpital Général.
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XIV looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F".
Reverse: Woman seated at center with three children and l’Hôpital Général in the background; inscribed at edge "ALENDIS ET EDVCANDIS PAVPERIBVS" and in exergue "AEDES EXTRUCTAE/ET FUNDATAE/M·DC·LVI·".
Obverse: Profile bust of Louis XIV looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F".
Reverse: Woman seated at center with three children and l’Hôpital Général in the background; inscribed at edge "ALENDIS ET EDVCANDIS PAVPERIBVS" and in exergue "AEDES EXTRUCTAE/ET FUNDATAE/M·DC·LVI·".
InscriptionsObverse Inscribed at edge "LUDOVICUS XIIII·REX CHRISTIANISS." and under bust "I·MAVGER·F".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ALENDIS ET EDVCANDIS PAVPERIBVS" and in exergue "AEDES EXTRUCTAE/ET FUNDATAE/M·DC·LVI·".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "ALENDIS ET EDVCANDIS PAVPERIBVS" and in exergue "AEDES EXTRUCTAE/ET FUNDATAE/M·DC·LVI·".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, gift of Malcolm Storer to MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930)