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Exposition Universelle de Paris - Médaille de Louis Bottée
1889 year| Bronze | 103 g | 63 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Period | Third Republic (1870-1940) |
| Type | Medals › Award medals |
| Year | 1889 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 103 g |
| Diameter | 63 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#338757 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Winged Renommée blowing a trumpet, holding Marianne's bust under an oak tree. In a cartouche, the winner's name. On the right, behind the tree, the engraver's signature.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
BAIL AINÉ
LOUIS BOTTÉE
Engraver: Louis-Alexandre Bottée
Edge
Smooth with punch and inscription.
Lettering: BRONZE
Comment
Medal awarded to Ainé BAIL.Louis-Alexandre Bottée, born March 14, 1852 in Paris, where he died November 14, 1940, was a French medal engraver. He began his apprenticeship at the age of 13 in a button factory, where he was responsible for engraving models. A student at the École des Arts Décoratifs, he joined Paulin Tasset's workshop in 1869. After graduating from the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in 1871, he was awarded the first Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving in 1878. He won a gold medal at the Salon in 1900. Officer of the Légion d'honneur in 1903. Elected member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1930.
