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Francesco Petrarca

designed before 1848, cast date unknown

Italian 18th/19th Century

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Artwork overview

Medium

copper alloy with remains of black lacquer
Credit Line

Gift of Faber Donoughe in honor of David Gariff
Dimensions

diameter: 6 in. (15.24cm).
Accession

2024.10.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Michael Hall [1926-2020], New York); gift 1974 to (Faber Donoughe, New York); gift 2024 to NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on obverse at top of circle: FRANCESCO PETRARCA
on reverse painted in black: 3071./ 0,7.

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