The Peace of Amiens. 1802.
Medium
Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 2 in. (5.1 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
85.2.40
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Peace of Amiens, 1802*, a gilt bronze medal struck at the Paris Mint, celebrating the short-lived Treaty of Amiens that temporarily halted hostilities between Napoleonic France and Britain after the War of the Second. Measuring just 2 inches in diameter, this delicate plaquette captures a pivotal moment of European diplomacy in 1802, when peace seemed possible amid revolutionary fervor. Such commemorative medals were popular in France, blending artistry with propaganda to immortalize political triumphs. Crafted by engraver Rambert Dumarest under the direction of Baron Dominique Vi...