Charles de Secondat, Baron of La Brède and Montesquieu, 1689-1755, Philosophical Historian [obverse]

1753

Jacques Antoine Dassier

Medalist, Swiss, 1715 - 1759

Jacques Antoine Dassier

Attributed to

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On View

NGA, West Building, G-013-A


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
    gross weight: 83.1 gr (0.183 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    1997.114.6.a

Associated Artworks

Personifications of Truth and Justice [reverse]

Jacques Antoine Dassier

1753


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 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. 906, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: CAROL.DE SECONDAT BARO DE MONTESQVIEV.

Wikidata ID

Q63861852


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