Title: Medal of Captain Truxtun's Engagement with a French Cruiser in 1800
Object type: Medal
Date: 19th century
Culture: American
Artist:  Moritz Fürst 
Artist bio: born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840
Artist nationality: Hungarian
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Geography: Made in    United States      
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Profiles