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228 - Commemorative patinated bronze medal marking the Baptism of the King of Rome on June 9, 1811
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Commemorative patinated bronze medal marking the Baptism of the King of Rome on June 9, 1811 Produced under the direction of Dominique-Vivant Denon, the obverse features a left-facing laureate profile of Emperor Napoleon I; the reverse, designed by Andrieu after a drawing by Louis Lafitte, depicts the Emperor holding his son above the baptismal font; with the exergue: “BAPTEME DU ROI DE ROME. MDCCCXI.” Bramsen 1126. In its brown leather-bound case, the interior lined with green velvet, bearing on the lid a label with the recipient’s name, “M. Chauchefoin in Montbard (Côte d’Or),” and a red wax seal. Circa 1811. Diameter 7 cm (medal). Diameter 8.2 cm (case). Bibliography MATHIS, Véronique, “Louis Lafitte: A History Painter from the Revolution to the Restoration,” doctoral dissertation, University of Rouen Normandy, vol. 3, p. 1054, fig. 8.
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