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Ref: 2543 |
France, Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc), laudatory medal 1899, bronze, by Daniel Dupuis Obv:
Archangel Michael appears to Joan as she shepherds her sheep, imploring her
to drive the English from France Rev:
JEANNE D’ARC LIBERATRICE DU TERROIRE (Joan of Arc liberator of the land) to
right of a flower Condition:
Good very fine; Diameter: 67 x 41mm References:
CGMP 3/174 Notes:
Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431). When she was about 12 the Archangel Michael and
two other saints appeared to Joan and implored her to drive the English from
France. This was at the time of the Hundred Years War when much of France was
under English control. She led royalist French forces with some success but
was captured and burnt at the stake aged about 19. The accomplished medallist
Daniel Dupuis had the misfortune to be murdered in his sleep by his deranged
wife. Price
£65 |
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