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Foster 856
- Record Id:
- 040-003280201
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003280200
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002974
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 856
- Title:
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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:
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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 his Son Tippoo Sultaun at the fall of Seringapatam on the 4th May 99. Brought from Seringapatam by Lieut. Colonel John Richardson Quarter Master General of the Army.’
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Sculptures
Tipu Sultan Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003280200
040-003280201 - Is part of:
- Foster 856-857 : LEBRUN, ANDRÉ-JEAN (1737-1811), attributed to --------------------- F856-857 Portrait medallions of King Louis XVI and Queen…
Foster 856 : Medallion portrait of Louis XVI, gift to Tipu Sultan. With an embroidered Koran bag.. Artist(s): Lebrun, Andre-Jean… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003280200[0001]/040-003280201
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Foster 856-857
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- European school
French school - Start Date:
- 1776
- End Date:
- 1776
- Date Range:
- 1776
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: gilt bronze; marble
- Former Internal References:
- F 856
- Material Type:
- Artefacts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Lebrun, Andre-Jean, 1737-1811
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 - Subjects:
- Portraits