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1966.130.37.a

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Maurice, Comte de Saxe

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Artist

Jacques Antoine Dassier (Geneva, 1715 - 1759)

Title

Maurice, Comte de Saxe

Creation Date

1747

Century

18th century

Dimensions

2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Switzerland

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.130.37.a

Object Description

336 MAURICE, COMTE DE SAXE (1696-1750), Marshal of France 1747 Jacques Antoine Dassier and Jean Dassier (See biog. before no. 327)

Obv. Bust to right, wearing cuirass and fur drape. Around, MAURITIUS SAXO GALL . MARESC . D . CURL . ET . SEM . ; below, I . D . ET FILS F .
Rev. Victory seated on weapons, writing on oval plaque. Around, BELGI . GALL . PROPUG AUSTR . CAPT . FOED . VICT . ; in exergue, NUM . SIGN . A . MDCCXLVII | KAL . DECEM .
Bronze, struck, 55 mm.

Maurice of Saxony was one of the greatest military commanders of the eighteenth century. Louis XV gave him the title of marshal general in 1747. The rest of the obverse inscription refers to his title of duke of Courland, which he was unable to retain.

Bibl.: Houston, no. 199 (different obv.); Forrer i, p. 511 (as Maurice, Duke of Saxony); 7, p. 206 (mentions that two versions exist); Brescia 2, p. 92, no. 105 (different obv.); MM. 2, p. 349, pl. 186, 5 (different obv.).

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