Bastille; the battle of Marengo; the passage of the St. Bernard; the
baptism of the King of Rome; the head of the Emperor Napoleon; the
head of the Empress Josephine; the head of the Empress Marie Louise;
and the cathedral of Vienna. He also executed the obverse of the medal
commemorating the treaty of commerce of 1822, between the United
States of America and France. He died in Paris, December 10, 1822.

RAYMOND GAYRARD was born at Rodez, France, in 1777. He (p. 267)
volunteered and served in the army from 1796 to 1802; then studied
under Launay and Jeoffroy, and first attracted attention by his
medallions of the Emperor Napoleon and of the Archduchess Marie
Louise, on the occasion of their marriage. Among his principal medals
are: the visits to the mint of the Emperor of Austria, and of the King
of Prussia; the second entrance of Louis XVIII. into Paris; the
removal of the ashes of the Duke d'Enghien to the chapel at Vincennes;
the triumphal entrance of the Duke d'Angouleme into Paris; the death
of Louis XVIII.; and the accession to the throne of Charles X. He also
engraved the reverse of the medal commemorating the treaty of commerce
between the United States of America and France. He was distinguished
also as a sculptor, and among his statues is one of the American
Republic. He was engraver to King Louis XVIII. and Charles X., was
decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1825, and received a medal of
the 2d class for sculpture at the Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1814, and
an honorable mention at the Universal Exhibition of 1855. He died in
Paris, May 4, 1858.

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ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.

_Treaty with France, 1822._

_Convention of Navigation and Commerce between the United States
of America and His Majesty the King of France and Navarre,
concluded June 24, 1822; ratifications exchanged February 12,
1823; proclaimed February 12, 1823._

The United States of America and His Majesty the King of France
and Navarre, being desirous of settling the relations of
navigation and commerce between their respective nations, by a
temporary convention reciprocally beneficial and satisfactory,
and thereby of leading to a more permanent and comprehensive
arrangement, have respectively furnished their full powers in
manner following, that is to say,

The President of the United States to John Quincy Adams, their
Secretary