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Giovanni Martino Hamerani

Christina of Sweden, 1626-1689, Queen 1632-1654 [obverse], 1680

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G13-A

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.63 cm (1 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 21.45 gr (0.047 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1997.114.11.a

Artists / Makers

Giovanni Martino Hamerani (medalist) Roman, 1646 - 1705

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Inscription

around circumference: REGINA.CHRISTINA; on underside of truncation: .I.H.F.

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 848, repro.

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