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after Leonhard Posch

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749-1832 [obverse], 1809

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 9.11 cm (3 9/16 in.)
gross weight: 246.61 gr (0.544 lb.)
axis: 6:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

2000.158.15.a

Artists / Makers

Anonymous Artist (medalist)

Leonhard Posch (artist after) German, 1750 - 1831

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Inscription

on truncation: Posch

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2000 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. 934, repro.

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