The Purchase of the Villa Medici as the Home of the Académie de France at Rome. 1808.

Medalist: Nicholas-Pierre Tiolier French

Manufactory Struck at the Paris Mint

Factory Mme Guillaume Guillon Lethière French

19th century

Not on view

This medal was struck for the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Paris Mint at the request of the donor, Hon. Levi P. Morton, formerly U.S. Minister to France.

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Title: The Purchase of the Villa Medici as the Home of the Académie de France at Rome. 1808.
Artist: Medalist: Nicholas-Pierre Tiolier (French, Paris 1784–1843 Paris)
Manufactory: Struck at the Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
Factory: Mme Guillaume Guillon Lethière (French)
Date: 19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Object Number: 85.2.51
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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