Edward VI, 1537-1553, King of England 1547 (Medal for the School of Christ's Hospital, Founded 1552) [obverse]

designed c. 1780/1790, awarded 1846

Lewis Pingo

Medalist, British, 1743 - 1830

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
    gross weight: 17.15 gr (0.038 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2002.146.12.a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 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. 950, repro.

Inscriptions

on the truncation: L.PINGO.F; around circumference: EDWARD.VI.D.G.ANG.FR ET HIB.REX; along the edge: WILLIAM RUSSEL HUGHES 1846

Wikidata ID

Q63861926

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