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Élisa Bonaparte (1777–1820; Princess of Piombino 1805–14, Duchess of Lucca 1806–14, Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1809–14)

 (French, 1761–1822)
Date1808–13
MediumCopper alloy, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 7/8 in. (2.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2021
Accession number2021.2.217
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
Not On View
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
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 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 wearing a silk cravat and a military jacket, the …
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Raymond Gayrard
dated 1796
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
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 a woman in profile to the right wearing a diadem, pendant earrings and a pearl …
Queen Caroline (1782–1839; Grand Duchess of Berg and Cleves 1806, Titular Queen of Sicily and Naples 1808–15)
Nicolas Guy Antoine Brenet
dated 1808
Lead medal depicting a crowd of armed citizens and members of the National Guard, surrounded by…
Siege of the Bastille
Bertrand Andrieu
dated 1789
Medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a laurel wreath
Napoleon/École des Mines, Mont Blanc
Bertrand Andrieu
1805
Lead medal depicting Louis XVI and his family arriving in Paris by carriage, surrounded by a th…
The Arrival of the King in Paris
Bertrand Andrieu
dated 1789
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
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