The Royal Palace, Stockholm [reverse]
1731
Medalist, Swiss, 1691 - 1791
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver
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Credit Line
Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.6 cm (3 in.)
gross weight: 91.28 gr (0.091 kg)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession
1995.49.13.b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Paul Bosco, New York); purchased 1994 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]
[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.
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. 764, repro.
Inscriptions
around top circumference: CONSILIIS.ATQVE.ARMIS. (Prudence rather than arms); in exergue: ORDO.EQVESTER.REGNI.SVECIAE. (the Knightly Order of the Kingdom of Sweden)
Wikidata ID
Q63861881