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Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Commerce between France and the United States

Medal Commemorating the Treaty of Commerce between France and the United States by Bertrand Andrieu|Raymond Gayrard

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

Diam. 2 in. (5.1 cm)

Classification

Medal

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883

Accession Number

83.2.423

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Art Historical Context

This bronze medal, created in 1822 by French artists Bertrand Andrieu and Raymond Gayrard, commemorates the Treaty of Commerce between France and the United States. Measuring just two inches in diameter, the piece captures a pivotal moment of renewed economic partnership following the Napoleonic Wars, when both nations sought to strengthen trade ties and mutual prosperity. Its presence in the Metropolitan Museum’s American Wing highlights how such objects served as tangible symbols of international diplomacy in the early nineteenth century. The medal’s design, featuring profile portraits of k...

About the Artist

Bertrand Andrieu|Raymond Gayrard · 17611822

French, Bordeaux 1761–1822 Paris

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