The Emperor Enlightened, at an Altar with the Tablets of the Law Overlaid by the Scroll of the Gospels [reverse]

1782

Johann Georg Holtzhey

Medalist, Dutch, 1729 - 1808

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.51 cm (1 3/4 in.)
    gross weight: 30.94 gr (0.068 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.7.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. 940, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: AMICISSIMA VERITAS. MDCCLXXXII (Most beloved Truth, 1782); on scroll on top of altar: EVANGELII; on front of altar: LIB / ERGO

Wikidata ID

Q63861877

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