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Project / Collection Tipu Sultan Collection Subject Portraits Material Type Artefacts

1. Foster 856

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 856
Title:
Medallion portrait of Louis XVI, gift to Tipu Sultan. With an embroidered Koran bag.. Artist(s): Lebrun, Andre-Jean (1737-1811), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Portrait medallion of Louis XVI, 1776. Gilt bronze on white marble oval plaque 142 by 104 mm max., with gilt bronze ribbon swags above and leaf sprays below, 23 by 17 cms Inscribed on reverse: ‘Louis 16th King of France presented on his Coronation to Hyder Ally Cawn and found in the palace of ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 857

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 857
Title:
Medallion portrait of Marie Antoinette, gift to Tipu Sultan. With an embroidered Koran bag.. Artist(s): Lebrun, Andre-Jean (1737-1811), attributed to
Scope & Content:
Portrait medallion of Marie Antoinette, 1776. Signed under the shoulder ‘Lebrun 1776’. Gilt bronze on white marble oval plaque140 by 104 mm max., with gilt bronze ribbon swags above and leaf sprays below, ,22 by 16.57 cms Inscribed on reverse: ‘Marie Antoinette Josephe Jeanne Queen of Louis t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1776
Extent:
1 Item

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