Peter the Great, 1672-1725, Czar of Russia 1682 [obverse]

1717

Jean Duvivier

Medalist, French, 1687 - 1761

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)
    gross weight: 88.73 gr (0.196 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.5.a


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 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. 888, repro.

Inscriptions

on the truncation: DU VIVIER F.; around the circumference: PETRUS.ALEXIEWITZ TZAR MAG.RUSS.IMP.

Wikidata ID

Q63861865


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