The Master of the Medal In the grand tapestry of French history, few artisans captured the spirit of an era with as much precision and permanence as Jean-Bertrand Andrieu. A master engraver of medals, Andrieu emerged from Bordeaux to become a pivotal figure in the Neoclassical landscape. His life and work were inextricably linked to the shifting tides of France, particularly during the Napoleonic regime, where his ability to translate…