Queen Marie-Antoinette Led to the Guillotine [reverse]
1793
Medalist, German, active 1763 - 1821
Conrad Heinrich Küchler
Attributed to
NGA, West Building, G-013-A
Artwork overview
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Medium
bronze
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
gross weight: 44.18 gr (0.097 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession Number
1997.114.18.b
Associated Artworks
Commemoration of Marie-Antoinette: Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette [obverse]
Conrad Heinrich Küchler
1793
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. 931, repro.
Inscriptions
around circumference: ALTERA VENIT VICTIMA (a second victim comes); in exergue: XVI. OCT. / MDCCXCIII
Wikidata ID
Q63861696