Summary

Portrait medal of Charles Simon Favart (1710-1792) by Mathias Vivier. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1818.

Obverse Description

Draped bust facing right; around, C. SIMON. FAVART.; belown in smaller lettering the artist's name, VIVIER F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A PARIS / EN M.DCC.X. / MORT / EN M.DCC.XCIII. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1818.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French dramatist, the son of a pastry-cook

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