Medal Commemorating the Replacement of the Statue of Louis XIV in the Place des Victoires
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal Commemorating the Replacement of the Statue of Louis XIV in the Place des Victoires
- Artist: Medalist: Raymond Gayrard (French, Rodez 1777–1858 Paris)
- Designer: Design of equestrian monument by Baron François Joseph Bosio (French, 1768–1845)
- Date: 1822
- Culture: French, Paris
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
- Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1908
- Object Number: 08.230.9
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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