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alfred de musset
| Location | France |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of the French Romantic poet Alfred de Musset rendered in high relief with a sculptural, faceted modeling style. The legend 'ALFRED de MUSSET' runs along the left rim, with the dates '1810 / 1857' inscribed to the right in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALFRED de MUSSET 1810 1857 |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a richly detailed allegorical scene in high relief depicting multiple figures in classical dress gathered in a landscape, with a standing cloaked figure to the right facing a group of seated and reclining figures on the left. A Venetian cityscape with towers and waterways appears in the upper right background. A lengthy verse from de Musset's poetry runs around the full circumference of the medal as a border legend, signed 'MOCQUOT' at the lower right. |
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