France, Tercentenary of the Death of Nicolas Poussin, 1965, a bronze medal by P. Bouret, bust of Poussin three-quarters right, reverse naked man seated with semi-robed female and infant, 68mm (CGMP p.283). About extremely fine (£25-35)

Issued by the Monnaie in 1964. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), the great French painter-philosopher of the baroque age, spent most of his working life in Rome; Pierre Bouret (1897-1972), sculptor and medallist, was for many years a teacher at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts