Inscription [reverse]
1737
John Sigismund Tanner
Medalist, English, born Germany, active 1728 - 1775
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 5.24 cm (2 1/16 in.)
gross weight: 57.88 gr (0.128 lb.)
axis: 12:00 -
Accession Number
2003.154.14.b
Associated Artworks
John Milton, 1608-1674, Poet [obverse]
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
across the field: E / MARMORE / IN ECCLESIA / SANCTI PETRI / APUD WESTMONASTERIUM / ERECTORE / GULIELMO BENSONO ARM: / ANNO SALUTIS HUMANAE / M DCC XXXVII. / RYSBRACHIUS / SCULPSIT. / *
Wikidata ID
Q63861897