Allegory of Marriage [reverse]

1793

Daniel Friedrich Loos and Friedrich Wilhelm Loos

Associated Names
Daniel Friedrich Loos

Medalist, German, 1735 - 1819

Friedrich Wilhelm Loos

Medalist, German, c. 1767 - 1816/1819

The sculpture on the medal features three figures in classical attire. On the left is a standing figure, in the center a male figure holding a spear, and to the right a seated figure on a pedestal. The medal is round and bronze-colored, with inscriptions around the perimeter. The inscription reads “GESEGNET SEY DURCH IHN EIN GANZES VOLK! VERMAEHLT IN BERLIN DEN 24 DECEMB. 1793.”

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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 Number

    1997.114.20.b

Associated Artworks

The sculpture depicted in the image is a commemorative medal featuring two side portraits etched in relief. The subjects are a male and a female figure. Names and titles are inscribed around the edge. The male figure is dressed in historical attire and positioned slightly in the foreground with his profile facing left. The female figure, also in historical clothing, is positioned behind him. The medal is made of a metallic material, likely bronze or a similar alloy, with an aged patina. The inscription includes the names "FRIEDRICH WILHELM" and "KRONPRINZ VON PREUSSEN" along with other titles.

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

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: GESEGNET SEY DURCH IHN EIN GANZES VOLK!; in exergue: VERMAEHLT IN BERLIN / DEN 24 DECEMB. / 1793 (May a whole people be blessed through you; married in Berlin 24 December 1793)

Wikidata ID

Q63861708

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