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John Marrian

Britannia Grieving before Monument of the Stricken King, Guarded by Pallas [reverse], 1820

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.8.b

Artists / Makers

John Marrian (medalist) British, active c. 1817 - 1830

Image Use

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Inscription

in exergue: NAT[US].4 JUN[I] 1738.COR[ONATUS] 22 SEPT[EMBRIS] 1761 / MORT[US] 29 JAN[UARIUS].1820

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. 951, repro.

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