Object Detail
Description
commemorative Napoleonic medallion "Baitte de Maringo Le XXV Prairial", contained within a turned wood frame. Above centre, bust of Napoleon, with short hair and naked shoulders, right, placed upon branches of oak and laurel, atop a tablet/painting which depicts a scene of the battle of Marengo; the bust and picture are flanked either side by flags / battle standards and various military equipage, including, left, muskets with bayonets, pikes, a halberd, and a mortar, and right, sabres, trumpets, a grenadier's hat, military drum and canon balls. (obverse)
Maker and role
manufacturer: Bertrand Andrieu (French, b.1761, d.1822)
Production place
France
Production date
circa 1800
Media description
Lead-filled Bronze, wood
Measurements
diameter 70 mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content: BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL DE LA REPUBLIQUE FRAN.SE
Inscription: BATAILLE DE MARENGO LE XXVI PRAIRIAL AN VIII.
Inscription: BATAILLE DE MARENGO LE XXVI PRAIRIAL AN VIII.
Credit line
bequest of C H (Roger) Brookes, Melbourne, 2021
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell and a specified fund established from the Estate of Mr. Clive Hele (Roger) Brookes.
Accession number
A1921
TJC reference number
6647
