1081156 | FRANCE. Louis XVIII. 1817 AV Medal of 20 Ducats Weight. NGC MS62. By Andrieu and Puymaurin (Director). 41mm. 67.80gm. LOUIS XVIII ROI DE - FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE. Bust, right; signed on truncation and below / EXPOSITION/ AU SALON DE 1817/ À/ Mr SCHNETZ/ PEINTRE À ROME. Engraved inscription within wreath. Collignon 131.

Prize medal for the Paris Salon of 1817 awarded to the painter, Jean-Victor Schnetz (1787-1870).


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Jean-Victor Schnetz (1787-1870) was a painter and engraver, and a student of David, Gros and Gérard. He spent his life between France and Italy and became Director of the Académie de France in Rome in 1841, following Ingres.