Dupré, Augustin (1748-1833)
- Name:
- Dupré, Augustin (1748-1833)
- Born:
- 11/06/1748
- Birthplace:
- Saint-Étienne, France
- Died:
- 01/30/1833
- Death Location:
- Armentières-en-Brie, France
- Residence:
- Paris, France
Saint-Étienne, France
Armentières-en-Brie, France - Occupation:
- Artist
Engraver
Medalist
Goldsmith - Notes:
- Engraver for the National Mint in France till displaced by Napolean in 1803. Commission by the United States on the advice of Benjamin Franklin to create seven medals Libertas Americana, 1783; the Greene medal, 1787; the Morgan and Jones medals, 1789; the Diplomatic medal, 1792, and two medals of Franklin of 1784 and 1786.
Bibliography:
Appleton, William S. (1890). Augustin Dupré and his work for America: remarks made before the Massachusetts Historical Society, (Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1890), accesed August 18, 2015, https://books.google.com/books?id=yypAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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