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Birth of Comte de Hainault (1859–69)

Medalist: Leopold Wiener Belgian
1854
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Object Information
  • Title: Birth of Comte de Hainault (1859–69)
  • Artist: Medalist: Leopold Wiener (Belgian, Venlo 1823–1891 Brussels)
  • Date: 1854
  • Culture: Belgian
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 3 3/8 in. (86 mm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Florence N. Levy, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.194.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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