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Louis-Philippe and Building of the French Railways

1842
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Louis-Philippe and Building of the French Railways
  • Artist: Medalist: Jean-François-Antoine Bovy (French, 1795–1877)
  • Date: 1842
  • Culture: Swiss, Geneva
  • Medium: Silver, struck
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.22
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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