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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)

 (French, 1777–1858)
 (French, 1749–1826)
Datedated 1796
MediumCopper alloy, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 1 5/8 in. (4.05 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2021
Accession number2021.2.131
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
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Works Acquired in 2021 Medals
Bronze medal of a man in profile to the right with short hair and a laureate
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Bertrand Andrieu
dated 1814
Bronze medal of a man in profile to the right, hair in pigtail with a ribbon, wearing a silk cr…
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Unknown artist
dated 1801
Silver medal of two men bowing, one presenting a scroll to two standing figures
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15) and Joachim Murat (1767–1815; Military Governor of Paris from 1804, Grand Duke of Berg and Cleves 1806, Titular King of Sicily and Naples 1808–15)
André Galle
dated 1805
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right with short hair and a laureate
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Bertrand Andrieu
Dated 1807, struck in 1808
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right with short hair and a laureate
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Bertrand Andrieu
dated 1807
Silver medal of a man in profile to the left with short hair
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet
1803
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right with short hair and a laureate
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Jean-Pierre Droz
dated 1806, made 1807
Bronze of a man in profile to the left in a short periwig tied in back with a ribbon, wearing a…
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Bénévent (1754–1838; Bishop of Autun 1788–91; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1797–99, 1799–1807, 1814–15; Grand Chamberlain 1804–14; Prime Minister of France 1815)
Jean-Pierre Droz
ca. 1815
Silver portrait medal of Napoleon Bonaparte in profile to the left
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821)
Girolamo Vassallo
dated 1797
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Joséphine Bonaparte, hair braided around head and held in place w…
Joséphine Bonaparte (1763–1814; Empress Consort of France 1804–10; Queen Consort of Italy 1805–10)
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
ca. 1832
Bronze medal of a woman in profile to the right
Élisa Bonaparte (1777–1820; Princess of Piombino 1805–14, Duchess of Lucca 1806–14, Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1809–14)
Bertrand Andrieu
1808–13
Bronze portrait medal of Cardinal Mazarin, hair long and wavy, wearing a calotte, a soft collar…
Jules, Cardinal Mazarin (b. 1602; First Minister of France 1642–61)
Jean Warin
ca. 1630
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