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Create new listAndrieu, Bertrand (French, 1761-1822); b. Bordeaux, and Brenet, Nicolas-Guy-Antoine (French, 1773-1846); b. Paris, and Denon, Dominique-Vivant (French, 1747-1825); b. Chalons-sur-Saône
RUSSIA/FRANCE, V"yezd v Moskvu [Entry into Moscow], 1812, a copper medal by B. Andrieu and N.-G.-A. Brenet for D.-V. Denon, laureate bust of Napoléon to right, rev. front elevation of the Kremlin, 41mm, 38.90g (Bramsen 1164; Alexander 144; CGMP p.80; Slg. Julius 2533; cf. Elsen 152, 2135; cf. Gorny/Mosch 285, 2624; cf. Noonans 256, 321). Extremely fine, reflective patina
£100-£150
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.
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Bt H.-D. Rauch July 2004.
In the wake of the Battle of Borodino, the Russian army withdrew from Moscow, leaving Napoléon and his 100,000 troops to take the city on 14 September 1812, only to discover it largely deserted and set ablaze by its military governor, Count Fyodor Rostopchin (1763-1826)
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