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Source Description
Couthon was originally a supporter of a constitutional monarchy for France, but he became associated with Maximilien Robespierre and was named president of the Convention in 1793. Together with Robespierre he introduced the Reign of Terror. Couthon was guillotined in 1794. The inscription reads in translation, "Couthon: God and the law, virtue, and probity are the order of the day, [there can be] no Republic without morals, without patriotism, [and] without Virtue."
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Document identity
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4672
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Georges Couthon (1755-94)
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4672
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title
Georges Couthon (1755-94)
description
Couthon was originally a supporter of a constitutional monarchy for France, but he became associated with Maximilien Robespierre and was named president of the Convention in 1793. Together with Robespierre he introduced the Reign of Terror. Couthon was guillotined in 1794. The inscription reads in translation, "Couthon: God and the law, virtue, and probity are the order of the day, [there can be] no Republic without morals, without patriotism, [and] without Virtue."
provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper; Christie's, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph G. Reinis, New York, January 22, 1992, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2006, by gift.
date
19th century
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CC0
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en
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Coins & Medals
medallions (medals)
portraits
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2
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2
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Approx. Diam: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] Couthon
Dieu et la loi
la vertu et la probité à l'orde du jour
point de République sans moeurs sans patriotisme sans Vertu; [Mark] On reverse
of Eck et Durand; [Stamp] On reverse: 125
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bronze
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4989
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EAN
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none
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1
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photo
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22dd938aad129069
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no
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2
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photo
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da3e203de7d6a81b
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no