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Johann Georg Holtzhey

The Emperor Enlightened, at an Altar with the Tablets of the Law Overlaid by the Scroll of the Gospels [reverse], 1782

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.51 cm (1 3/4 in.)
gross weight: 30.94 gr (0.068 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.7.b

Artists / Makers

Johann Georg Holtzhey (medalist) Dutch, 1729 - 1808

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Inscription

around circumference: AMICISSIMA VERITAS. MDCCLXXXII (Most beloved Truth, 1782); on scroll on top of altar: EVANGELII; on front of altar: LIB / ERGO

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. 940, repro.

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