Britannia Crowning the King [reverse]

1761

Johann Lorenz Natter

Artist, German, 1705 - 1763

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.44 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 18.94 gr (0.042 lb.)
    axis: 6:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.11.b

More About this Artwork

Article:  See British Royal Medals From Across Time

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 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. 927, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: PATRIAE.OVANTI (For his rejoicing country); in exergue: CORONAT[US].XXII.SEPT[EMBRIS] / MDCCLXI / L. N. (Crowned on 22 September 1761)

Wikidata ID

Q63861885


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