Marriage Medal of Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia and Princess Louise Augusta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz [obverse]

1793

Daniel Friedrich Loos

Medalist, German, 1735 - 1819

Friedrich Wilhelm Loos

Medalist, German, c. 1767 - 1816/1819

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.27 cm (1 11/16 in.)
    gross weight: 27.98 gr (0.062 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1997.114.20.a

Associated Artworks

Allegory of Marriage [reverse]

Daniel Friedrich Loos, Friedrich Wilhelm Loos

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. 932, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference, in larger characters: FRIEDRICH WILHELM KRONPRINZ VON PREUSSEN; contained within outer legend, in smaller characters: LUISE AUGUSTE WILHELMINE AMALIE PRINZESS.V.MECKLENB.STREL.; below truncation: LOOS

Wikidata ID

Q63861707

You may be interested in

Loading Results