Summary

Portrait medal of Louis Bourdaloue (1632-1704) by Mathias Vivier. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1820.

Obverse Description

Tonsured ans draped bust facing right; around, LOUIS BOURDALOUE; below in smaller lettering the artist's name, VIVIER F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NEE / A BOURGES / EN M.DC.XXXII. / MORT / EN M.DCC.IV. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1820.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French Jesuit known for his preaching. He was appointed successively professor of rhetoric, philosophy and moral theology, in various Jesuit colleges

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