A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen

France, Lazare Carnot, 1889, a bronze medal by L.-E. Mouchon, Carnot seated at table with lamp, plans on table and on ground, reverse robed figure of La France holding sword, winged Genius at an anvil behind, cannon at right, 68mm (PBE 620; CGMP p.278; BDM IV, 175). About extremely fine, rare (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Art Medals formed by Christian Christensen.

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Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Carnot (1752-1823), popularly known as the ‘organiser of victory’ during the French Revolution; elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1791, the National Convention in 1792 and the Directoire in 1794. Ousted in the coup d’état of 1797, he was recalled by Napoleon as Minister of War in 1800. His masterwork, De la Defense des Places Fortes, appeared in 1809. He later served as military governor of Antwerp in 1814, but after the Battle of Waterloo went into exile