CAUNOIS, François Augustin

Bar-le-Duc, Meuse 1787 - Paris 1859

Maker: Monnaie de Paris

Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680-1754)

Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680-1754)

1816

bronze

medal and plaquette

Dimensions (HxWxD): diam. 1 ⁵⁄₈ in.

obverse:
around circumference: PH. NERICAULT DESTOUCHES
signed: CAUNOIS F.
reverse:
on field: NÉ / A TOURS / EN M.DC.LXXX. / MORT / EN M.DCC.LIV.
in exergue: GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS / 1816

Acc. No.: 50.194.186

Credit Line: Gift of Louis S. Levy, 1950

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.metmuseum.org

Provenance

• 1950, Gift of Louis S. Levy

Bibliography

• Museum's website (May 4th, 2019)

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