Death of King George III [obverse]

1820

John Marrian

Medalist, British, active c. 1817 - 1830

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.)
    gross weight: 41.26 gr (0.091 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.8.a

Associated Artworks

Britannia Grieving before Monument of the Stricken King, Guarded by Pallas [reverse]

John Marrian

1820

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. 951, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: GEORGIUS.III.D[EI].G[RATIAE].REX (George III, by the Grace of God, King); before the bust: T & J (Thomason and Jones).D[ISTRIBUERIT].; behind the bust: I[OHANNES].M[arrianus].

Wikidata ID

Q63861891

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