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Baptism of the Prince Impérial

Medalist: Armand-Auguste Caqué French
1856
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Object Information
  • Title: Baptism of the Prince Impérial
  • Artist: Medalist: Armand-Auguste Caqué (French, Saintes 1793–1881 Paris)
  • Date: 1856
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, struck
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of David and Constance Yates, in memory of Victoria Blumka Nasatir Goldberg, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.289
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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