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Académie Français, an unusual bronze prize medal for work most conducive to good morals, by Gayrard, bust of the Baron de Montyon l., reverse engraved inscription to ‘Fanny Richomme, 1841, within wreath, 51mm. Extremely fine (£20-30)
Baron de Montyon (1733-1820), French lawyer, philanthropist and economist. He was a refugee in England (1789-1814)
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