Summary

Portrait medal of Antoinette de Lagrand des Houlieres (1638-1694) by Caroline Grandjean. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1819.

Obverse Description

Draped bust facing right; around, A. DE LAGARDE DES HOULIERES.; belown in smaller lettering the artist's name, caroline / F. GRANDJEAN. F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A PARIS / EN M.DC.XXXVIII. / MORT / EN M.DC.XCIV. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1819.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French poet. Date of birth on medal given as 1638 but elsewhere as 1634.

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