Lamartine French Poet Author & Statesman Bronze Medal
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LAMARTINE FRENCH POET AUTHOR & STATESMAN BRONZE MEDAL. Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman. Obverse: bust of Lamartine, signed by Borrel. He was a candidate in the 1848 French presidential election but lost to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. Obverse : bust of Lamartine, signed by Borrel Reverse : main works Diameter : 52 mm or 2,1 inches Weight : 68 grams Metal : bronze, cornucopia foundry mark on edge Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman. Initially a moderate royalist, he became one of the leading critics of the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe, aligning more with the Republican Left and Social Catholicism. Lamartine was a leading figure in the 1848 French Revolution and was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic along with the preservation of the tricolor as the flag of France. During the revolutionary year of 1848 he served as Foreign Minister and frequently worked to ease tensions between the government and the working class. He was a candidate in the 1848 French presidential election but lost to Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. After the election, he retired from political life.
