Auction 12 XII Medal auction
By Alarcón Subastas
Oct 10, 2023
Lagasca 36. 28001 Madrid Spain
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LOT 33:

Caqué and Durand
Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803) German poet


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Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803) German poet

Signed: "CAQUE. F." Bronze; diam.: 41 mm; 38 gr.


FRIDERICUS KLOPSTOCK / CAQUE. F. (front).


NATUS / QUINTILINOBURGI / IN SAXONIA SUPERIORE / AN.M.DCC.XXIV. / OBIIT / AN.M.DCCC.V. / SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM / ILLUSTRIUM. / M.DCCC.XX. / DURAND EDIDIT/ (back).


The effigy depicted is of the German poet Friedrich Klopstock (1724-1803).


It is an original work signed by the French medallist Armand-Auguste Caqué (Saintes 1795 - Paris 1881) under the edition of Pierre-Amédée Durand (1789-1873).

Weight:  38 gr