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Inspired by the French Revolution, people of color on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic) successfully revolted against their French and Spanish colonizers; Haiti became an independent republic in 1804. Boyer was a soldier, one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843.
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Document identity
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6164
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Jean Pierre Boyer (1776-1850)
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title
Jean Pierre Boyer (1776-1850)
description
Inspired by the French Revolution, people of color on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic) successfully revolted against their French and Spanish colonizers; Haiti became an independent republic in 1804. Boyer was a soldier, one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and president of Haiti from 1818 to 1843.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1845
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CC0
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en
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Metal
medallions (medals)
portraits
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dimensionsRaw
Diam: 6 15/16 in. (17.7 cm)
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inscriptions
[Signature] Bottom center: David; [Date] Bottom center: 1845; [Inscription] On left: Boyer / EX PRESIDENT / D'HAITI; [Inscription] On obverse: FUMIÈRE / ET CIE SUCRS - THIEBAUT FRES / PARIS
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bronze
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4989
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EAN
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34
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photo
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