Summary

Portrait medal of Jacques Delille (1738-1813) by Petit. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1821.

Obverse Description

Bust facing right; around, JAQUES DELILLE; below in smaller lettering the artist's name, PETIT F.

Reverse Description

Legend in ten lines: NE / A TOURNEBISE / PRES CLERMONT / EN AUVERGNE / EN M.DCC.XXXVIII. / MORT / EN M.DCCC.XIII / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1821.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French poet

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