Design for a Token: Marine, 1744, c. 1743, Edmé Bouchardon, French, 1698 - 1762, 10 7/16 x 10 9/16 in. ( x cm) (sheet)19 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. ( × cm) (outer frame), Red chalk, France, 18th century, Drawing was fundamental to the work of the sculptor Edme Bouchardon. This design for a French navy (Marine) token—one of hundreds of studies for medals and tokens he was hired to produce—is an exquisite example of his technical skill. Such tokens were issued every New Year’s day for employees of the royal administrations. Here the goddess Venus, born of the sea

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