Medal
- Object Name:
- Medal
- Object ID:
- 1975.599.12
- Creator:
- Gayrard, Raymond (1777-1858)
Sculptor - Place of Origin:
- France
- Date:
- 1916
- Description:
- Medal, awarded by the Academie Francaise to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck, 1916. Circular bronze medal. Obverse: relief profile bust of 18th-century man; text around perimeter, "ANTOINE JEAN BAPTISTE ROBERT AUGET DE MONTYON"; engraver's name at bottom, "GAYRARD F." Reverse: laurel wreath surrounding engraved text, "ACADEMIE FRANCAISE / PRIX / DE VERTU / M. ET MME / TUCK / 1916".
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-2.05 inches
- Provenance:
- Antoine Jean Baptiste Robert Auget de Montyon (1733-1820) was a French philanthropist who endowed a series of prizes, including a "Prix de Vertu" for "the most courageous act on the part of a poor Frenchman." Mr. and Mrs. Tuck were the first American recipients of this prize.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Tuck, Edward (1842-1938), Montyon, Antoine Jean Baptiste Robert Auget (1733-1820), Gayrard, Paul Joseph Raymond (1807-1855), Tuck, Julia Stell (1850-1928)
- Subjects:
- Awards, Commemorative objects, Medals, Laurel wreath
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