The Purchase of the Villa Medici as the Home of the Académie de France at Rome. 1808.
Object type: Medal
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Nicholas-Pierre Tiolier|Mme Guillaume Guillon Lethière|Paris Mint
Artist bio: French, Paris 1784–1843 Paris|French|French, 864–present
Artist role: Artist|Factory|Manufactory
Artist nationality: French|French| 
Date: 19th century
Medium: Gilt bronze, struck
Dimensions: Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit line: Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885
Accession year: 1885