Summary

Portrait medal of Charles le Brun (1619-1690) by Eugene Dubois. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1818.

Obverse Description

Draped bust facing right; around, CHARLES. DE BRUN.; belown in smaller lettering the artist's name, EUG. DUBOIS F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A PARIS / EN M.DC.XVIII. / MORT / EN M.DC.XC. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1818.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French painter, according to Louis XIV "the greatest French artist of all time"

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