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Sir John Pope Hennessy (K.C.M.G.), Governor of Mauritius

Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty French
1888
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sir John Pope Hennessy (K.C.M.G.), Governor of Mauritius
  • Artist: Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty (French, Paris 1846–1911 Paris)
  • Date: 1888
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze, struck, silvered
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 2 11/16 in. (68 mm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893
  • Object Number: 93.10.27a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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