Portrait of Nicolas Delaunay, Musee du 11 Conti
Portrait of Nicolas Delaunay, director of the mint, oil painting, 1712-13, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659-1743, in the room The Art of the Collector, in the Musee du 11 Conti or Monnaie de Paris, reopened in 2017 after refurbishment, housed in the Hotel de la Monnaie, on Quai de Conti, in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. In the mint, gold coins, medals and official decorations are cast and visitors can watch this process taking place. The Paris Mint was founded in 864 AD and has been in the current building since 1775. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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