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| Object Number: | 29-223-86 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | French |
| Provenience: | France |
| Manufacture Location: | France |
| Maker: | Vauthier |
| Date Made: | circa 1818 |
| Early Date: | 1818 |
| Late Date: | 1843 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Male Portrait Inscription |
| Thickness: | 0.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 5.1 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Maxwell Sommerville, 1901 |
Description
OBV: profile (male) of Gaspard Monge and inscription Maker: Vauthier REV: inscription surrounded by leaves and acorns: Ne a Beaune 1746. Memb.re de l'Academie des Sciences 1780. Ministre de la Marine 1792. Memb.re de l'Institut 1795. L'un des Fondateurs de l'Ecole Polytechnique 1795. President de la Commiss.on des Sciences et des Arts d'Egypte 1799. Memb.re du Senat Conservateur 1799. Mort 1818.
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