FRENCH LAWYER 1912 ART MEDAL by LEVEBVRE
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Obverse : bust & legend "EUGENE DELEMER BATONNIER" (in France, the bâtonnier is the primus inter pares (first among equals) among the lawyers of a bar ) signed by Hippolyte LEFEBVRE Reverse : lawyer during speech at justice court with latin legend : "MULTA PRAECLARE DIXIT ET ALIOS DOCUIT / MDCCCLXII MDCCCCXII", above exergue "L'ELOQUENCE" Eloquence (from Latin eloquentia ) is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking. It is primarily the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also used for writing in a fluent style. The concept of eloquence dates to the ancient Greeks, Calliope,(one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne) being the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence. Dimensions : 59 mm. Weight : 76 g. Bronze. 1 inch = 25,4 mm Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (Lille 1863 — 1935) was an academic French sculptor and medallist who received numerous official marks of recognition in his day but is now largely forgotten. His most prominent works are the monumental equestrian sculptures of Joan of Arc and Louis IX of France, set up on the Basilique du Sacré Cœur, Paris. From a working-class background, he made his first studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, Lille, where he won numerous prizes and was sent with a municipal scholarship to study
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