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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: Annexation of Ligurian Republic to France (founded in 1797 on the ruins of Genoa) to France. 1805.
Artist:
Medalist (obverse): Bertrand Andrieu (French, Bordeaux 1761–1822 Paris)
Artist:
Medalist (reverse): Nicholas Guy Antoine Brenet (French, 1773–1846)
Manufactory:
Struck at the Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
Factory director:
Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
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: 85.2.120
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