Vrede van Luneville
1801
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
4.2; 29.28
About this artwork
Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: borststuk man binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: vrede, afgebeeld als vrouw met olijftak en gevulde hoorn van overvloed binnen omschrift; afsnede: datering
Art Historical Context
**Vrede van Luneville (Peace of Lunéville *Bertrand Andrieu, 1* *Struck silver medal, diameter 4.2 cm, weight 29.28 g* Crafted by French engraver Bertrand Andrieu a master of neoclassical medal-making during the Napoleonic era, petite silver medallion commemorates the Treaty of Lunville, signed on February9, 1801. The obverse features a detailed bust of a man within an encircling inscription, likely honoring a key figure in the peace. Andrieu's precise striking technique—hammering metal into dies—produces the medal's sharp relief and luminous surface, hallmarks of early 19th-century numis...
About the Artist
Bertrand Andrieu · 1761–1822
French, Bordeaux 1761–1822 Paris