Bidspirit auction | Henrionnet y Durand - René

Henrionnet y Durand - René Descartes (1596-1650) French philosopher, mathematician and physicist - Signed: ”HENRIONNET F.” Bronze; diam.: 41 mm; 37 gr. RENATUS CARTESIUS / HENRIONNET F. (front). NATUS / AN.M.D.XCVI. / HAGAE TURONICAE / IN GALLIA / OBIIT / HOLMIAE / AN.M.DC.L. / SERIES NUMISMATICA / UNIVERSALIS VIRORUM ILLUSTRIUM. / M.DCCC.XXII. / DURAND EDIDIT (back). The effigy depicted is of René Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher, mathematician and physicist, father of modern philosophy and analytical geometry. The work was made by the medallist Henrionnet under the edition of Pierre-Amédée Durand (1789-1873).