Marie-Antoinette (1755–1793)
Conrad Heinrich Küchler
(German, act. 1763–1821)
Datedated 1793
MediumCopper, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.38
CommentaryThis medal, struck in England at the Soho Mint, commemorates the execution of Marie Antoinette. The reverse depiction resembles Jacques-Louis David's famous drawing, from life, of the event (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.
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