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Source Description
This image of the king, who was also the proprietor of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, was modeled by Louis-Simon Boizet, director of sculpture at the factory.
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Document identity
localId
4739
label
Medallion of Louis XVI
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
id
4739
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Medallion of Louis XVI
description
This image of the king, who was also the proprietor of the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, was modeled by Louis-Simon Boizet, director of sculpture at the factory.
provenance
E. F. Bonaventure, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1774
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
medallions
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] Inscribed on back
in ink: Louis seize donné par Mr le Marechal de Mouy (?) à son ami Mr de Camerlieve (?) evêque d'Apt
med
hard paste porcelain
creator_ids
3855
1916
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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ba8bbd67492c64db