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Joan of Arc
Louis Eugéne Mouchon (1843–1914)
French
about 1875–1900
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John M. Woolsey, Jr.
Accession Number1988.429
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal commemorating Joan of Arc. Stamped "BRONZE" on side.
Obverse: Joan of Arc in armor on horseback facing to proper right, praying with hands clasped and a banner behind; castle and walls in background; inscribed above "AVANT LA BATAILLE" and in exergue "E·MOUCHON".
Reverse: Inscribed above crossed lilies and branches "A/LA GLOIRE/IMPÉRISSABLE DE/JEANNE DARC./LA VIERGE/HÉROÏQVE ET MARTYRE/L'ANGE DE/LA PATRIE FRANÇAISE".
Obverse: Joan of Arc in armor on horseback facing to proper right, praying with hands clasped and a banner behind; castle and walls in background; inscribed above "AVANT LA BATAILLE" and in exergue "E·MOUCHON".
Reverse: Inscribed above crossed lilies and branches "A/LA GLOIRE/IMPÉRISSABLE DE/JEANNE DARC./LA VIERGE/HÉROÏQVE ET MARTYRE/L'ANGE DE/LA PATRIE FRANÇAISE".
Marks
Stamped "BRONZE" on side.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed above "AVANT LA BATAILLE" and in exergue "E·MOUCHON".
Reverse: Inscribed above lilies and branches "A/LA GLOIRE/IMPÉRISSABLE DE/JEANNE DARC./LA VIERGE/HÉROÏQVE ET MARTYRE/L'ANGE DE/LA PATRIE FRANÇAISE".
Reverse: Inscribed above lilies and branches "A/LA GLOIRE/IMPÉRISSABLE DE/JEANNE DARC./LA VIERGE/HÉROÏQVE ET MARTYRE/L'ANGE DE/LA PATRIE FRANÇAISE".
ProvenanceBy 1988, Mr. John M. Woolsey, Jr. (Cambridge, Massachusetts); 1988, gift of Mr. John M. Woolsey, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 1988)