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Médaille - Corneille, Fontenelle et Poussin - Académie de Rouen
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1844 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three conjoined busts in right-facing profile in high relief: Pierre Corneille, Fontenelle, and Nicolas Poussin, identified by their names in the legend around the upper field. The engraver's signature DEPAULIS. F. appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A neoclassical temple facade with four Corinthian columns, a triangular pediment decorated with a wreath motif, and three doorways approached by steps, depicted in fine relief. The legend TRIA LIMINA PANDIT curves around the upper field, and a two-line inscription with the academy name and founding date appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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