Summary

Portrait medal of Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636-1711) by Francois Caunois. One of the Galerie Metallique des Grand Hommes Francais series. Minted in Paris, 1817.

Obverse Description

Bust facing left; around, N. BOILEAU DESPREAUX.; on truncation in smaller lettering the artist's name, CAUNOIS F.

Reverse Description

Legend in eight lines: NE / A CRONE / EN M.DC.XXXVI. / MORT / EN M.DCC.XI. / GALERIE METALLIQUE / DES GRAND HOMMES FRANCAIS. / 1817.

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

French poet

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