The Conquest of Hanover. 1803.
Medium
Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
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
85.2.63
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Conquest of Hanover,1803*, a petite yet potent gilt bronze medal struck at the Paris Mint, measuring just 1 5/8 inches in diameter. Crafted by engraver Romain-Vincent Jeuff under the direction of Baron Dominique Vivant Denon—Napoleon's influential director of museums—this piece exemplifies early 19th-century Frenchative art. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1885 by Hon. Levi P., it resides in the European Sculpture andative Arts collection. Struck in gleaming gilt bronze, the medal celebrates France's bold occupation of the Electorate of Hanover that year, a strategic ...
About the Artist
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy|baron Dominique Vivant Denon|Paris Mint · 1749–1826
Romain-Vincent Jeuffroy (1749–1826) was a French gemstone engraver and medalist who served Napoleon Bonaparte and became a founding member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Born on July 16, 1749, in Rouen, Jeuffroy specialized in the demanding art of engraving on precious and semi-precious stones, a technique requiring exceptional precision, patience, and artistic sensitivity. His career spanned the...