Oliver Cromwell, Commemorating the Victory at the Battle of Dunbar [obverse]

1650

Thomas Simon

Medalist, English, 1618 - 1665

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 3.3 x 2.8 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
    gross weight: 14.71 gr (0.032 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2000.158.11.a

Associated Artworks

Parliament Assembled in One House [reverse]

Thomas Simon

1650


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2000 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. 943, repro.

Inscriptions

on truncation: THO.SIMON.FE.; center left: WORD AT / DVNBAR.; around circumference: THE LORD OF HOSTS; center right: SEPTEM / Y3.1650

Wikidata ID

Q63862078


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