John Milton, 1608-1674, Poet [obverse]

1737

John Sigismund Tanner

Medalist, English, born Germany, active 1728 - 1775

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.24 cm (2 1/16 in.)
    gross weight: 57.88 gr (0.128 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    2003.154.14.a

Associated Artworks

Inscription [reverse]

John Sigismund Tanner

1737

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2003 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. 947, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: IOHANNES.MILTONUS.; on the truncation: TANNER.F.

Wikidata ID

Q63861896

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