William, 1721-1765, Duke of Cumberland [obverse], 1746

West Building, Ground Floor - Gallery 13A

Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 5.09 cm (2 in.)
gross weight: 54.48 gr (0.12 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.25.a

Artists / Makers

Richard Yeo (medalist) British, c. 1710 - 1779

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: GULIELMUS.GEORG[GIUS].II.R[EX].FIL[IUS].DUX.CUMBRIAE. (William, son of King George II, Duke of Cumberland); on truncation: R[ICCARDUS].YEO.F[ECIT]

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 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. 948, repro.