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Benjamin Duvivier

 
Benjamin Duvivier

(1730 - 1819)

The son of Jean Duvivier. Trained as a medalist at the academy (1756-58), he took over his deceased father's studio at the Louvre in 1761. In 1764, he became "Graveur des Medailles du Roi", in 1774 "Graveur general des Monnaies de France", and in 1776 a member of the Royal Academy. During the Revolution, in 1791, he was replaced by Auguste Dupre, but continued to be active as a medalist. See Forrer i, pp. 685-89; 6, pp. 296-301; Fred. Alvin in Thieme-Becker 10, pp. 249-50; H. Nocq, Les Duvivier, Paris 1911 ; "Les dessins des Duvivier au Cabinet des Medailles," Arethuse, fasc. 28 (1930), pp. 73-77. --- from The Molinari Collection, Andrea S. Norris and Ingrid Weber, Published by Bowdoin College, 1976

14 objects

Louis XV

1772
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.21.a
 

Marie Antionette

1778
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.22.a
 

Louis XVI and Marie Antionette

1781
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.23.a
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.25.a
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.26.a
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.27.a
 

Charles-Michel

1801
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.38.a
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.26.b
 

Louis XV

1772
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.21.b
 

Marie Antionette

1778
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.22.b
 

Louis XVI and Marie Antionette

1781
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.23.b
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.25.b
 

Louis XVI

1789
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.27.b
 

Charles-Michel

1801
bronze
Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari
1966.131.38.b