Hiacynthe de Rigaud, 1741-1817, Comte de Vaudreuil

1770

Giovanni Battista Nini

Medalist, Italian, 1717 - 1786

Giovanni Battista Nini

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    terracotta

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.154.12


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2003 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. 889, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: HIACINTHE DE RIGAUD COMTE DE VAUDREUIL; on the truncation, almost illegible: I B NINI; on the reverse is a paper label with a handwritten history of the sitter

Wikidata ID

Q63861810


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