Historical Objects / Medals

Collection of Tyler Yates

Henriette Méric-Lalande At Théâtre-Italien

Engraver:
Francesco Putinati
Year:
1828
Country:
Italy
Diameter:
44 mm
Obverse:
Head of Henriette Méric-Lalande facing left.
ENRICHETTA LALANDE
F. PUTINATI
Reverse:
Inscription in 7 lines.
FESTEGGIATA NEL MDCCCXXIII SIGNORA DEL CANTO ACCLAMAVA NEL MDCCCXXVIII LA SOCIETA' DEL GIARDINO IN MILANO.
References:
Musica in Nummis: Beschreibung Der Medailleurarbeiten Auf Musiker #372; Catalogo della collezione A. Ancona di Milano #2202; Evangélikus lyceum, Pozsony, 1884 #205

Henriette Méric-Lalande (1798 – 7 September 1867) was a French operatic soprano, one of the leading sopranos of the early 19th century.