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Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte

P. G. Lienard (French)
French
after 1808

Medium/Technique Metal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé
Dimensions Diameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case
Accession Number20.532
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismaticsMedals

DescriptionCircular medal of Joseph Napoléon Bonaparte (1768-1844), king of Spain and the Indies, from the "Médaillier Genéral des Hommes Illustres Célèbres ou Fameux Anciens et Modernes". Hanging ring at top.

Obverse: Encased in glass, profile bust of Joseph Napoleon looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "JOSEPH NAPOLEON ROI D'ESPAGNE ET DES INDIES".

Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "JOSEPH NAPOLEON ROI D'ESPAGNE ET DES INDIES".

Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".
ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)