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Type : Médaille, Marc Auguste Pictet
Date: 1837
Metal : copper
Diameter : 40,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver A.BOVY.F.
Weight : 33,26 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Jolie patine marron, quelques traces de manipulation. Présence de quelques rayures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MARC AUGUSTE PICTET..
Obverse description : Buste à gauche. Signé : A.BOVY.F..
Reverse
Reverse legend : NE / A GENEVE / EN MDCCLII. / MORT / EN MDCCCXXV. / - / GALERIE MÉTALLIQUE / DES GRANDS HOMMES FRANÇAIS / - / MDCCCXXXVII.
Reverse description : Légende en 8 lignes dans le champ.
Commentary
Horace Bénédict de Saussure est un physicien, géologue et naturaliste genevois, né le 17 février 1740 à Conches, dans la commune de Chêne-Bougeries, près de Genève, où il est mort le 22 janvier 1799. Il est aussi considéré comme l'un des fondateurs de l’alpinisme. Ses recherches eurent notamment pour cadre les Alpes, et plus particulièrement le massif du Mont-Blanc.
Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan physicist, geologist and naturalist, born on February 17, 1740 in Conches, in the commune of Chêne-Bougeries, near Geneva, where he died on January 22, 1799. He is also considered one of the founders of mountaineering. His research took place in the Alps, and more specifically the Mont Blanc massif.
Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan physicist, geologist and naturalist, born on February 17, 1740 in Conches, in the commune of Chêne-Bougeries, near Geneva, where he died on January 22, 1799. He is also considered one of the founders of mountaineering. His research took place in the Alps, and more specifically the Mont Blanc massif.
Historical background
METALLIC GALLERY OF THE GREAT MEN FRENCH
The metal gallery of great French men, referenced in the work of Jean-Pierre Collignon, \"The French medal in the 19th century and history\", has 120 characters (118 from the original project + 2 from the supplement).
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