Conquest of Upper Egypt, 1798
Medium
Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 35 mm
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Accession Number
85.2.30
About the Artist
André Galle|Paris Mint|baron Dominique Vivant Denon
André Galle (1761–1844) was a distinguished French engraver and medallist whose career spanned the Revolutionary, Napoleonic, and Restoration periods, making him a witness to and chronicler of some of the most dramatic decades in French history. Born in Saint-Étienne and spending his professional life in Paris, Galle specialized in the production of medals, seals, and stamps—small-scale works of c...