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Portrait medallions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: M.13-1943

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Portrait medallions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

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Description

Relief, red wax. Two oval portrait medallions with guilloche borders entwined with ribbons, with between them at the top, the royal arms of France surmounted by a crown flanked by flowers, and supported by the ends of two scrolled ribbons which descend between the medallions to a small inverted pyramidal pedestal. The medallion on the left bears a bust of Louis XVI in profile to right, and the medallion on the right, a bust of Marie Antoinette in profile to left. The relief is attached to a recessed pink, grey, and cream marble frame with a beaded metal border, set in a dark green velvet covered wooden frame.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Sigismund Goetze

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Length: 18.0 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Paris ⪼ France

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Goetze, Constance, Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Late#
Louis XVI
After 1781 - Before 1793

School or Style

Louis XVI

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Wax

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.13-1943
Primary reference Number: 30417

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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