Memorial Tablet, with Geniuses of Death and Fame [reverse]

first half 18th century

Jean Dassier

Medalist, Swiss, 1676 - 1763

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 2.87 cm (1 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 18.25 gr (0.04 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.3.b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 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. 905, repro.

Inscriptions

on tablet: PRINCE / DE CONDÉ. / M[ORTUS]. 1687.; in exergue: I. DASSIER.F

Wikidata ID

Q63861861

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