Circular medal of Napoléon (1769-1821) for the schools of pharmacy. Obverse: A chemist's retort at center being wrapped by a snake infront of trees and a rock wall; inscribed at edge "AU COULAGEMENT DE L'HUMANITE", below "BRENET", and in exergue "DENON DIREXIT". Reverse: Wreath at edge;...
Inscription
Obverse: Inscribed at edge "AU COULAGEMENT DE L'HUMANITE", below "BRENET", and in exergue "DENON DIREXIT".
Provenance
By 1923, Mrs. A. C. Storer; 1923, gift of Mrs. A. C. Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 4, 1923)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss A. C. Storer
French, early 19th century
- Artist Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet, French, 1770–1846
Object Place
France
Accession Number
23.52
Medium or Technique
Metal; bronze