Bringing of Canal d'Ourc to Paris

Manufactory Struck at the Paris Mint

Factory director Baron Dominique Vivant Denon French

1809

Not on view

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: Bringing of Canal d'Ourc to Paris
Artist: Bertrand Andrieu (French, Bordeaux 1761–1822 Paris)
Manufactory: Struck at the Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
Factory director: Baron Dominique Vivant Denon (French, Givry 1747–1825 Paris)
Date: 1809
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze, struck
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Object Number: 85.2.20
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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