Hippocrates and Dr. John Freind [reverse]
1728
Medalist, French, 1658 - 1738
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
gross weight: 68.39 gr (0.151 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1997.114.35.b
Associated Artworks
Dr. John Freind, 1675-1728, English Physician [obverse]
Ferdinand de Saint-Urbain
1728
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2007
Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 892, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: MEDICINA.VETVS.ET.NOVA. (the art of healing, old and new); in left corner of exergue: SV.; in exergue: VNAM FACIMVS / VTRAMQVE. (let us practice one and the other)
Wikidata ID
Q63861765