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Lauer Brothers

Henry Irving, 1838-1905, Actor [obverse], 1891

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Medium

copper

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
gross weight: 77.44 gr (0.171 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2003.154.7.a

Artists / Makers

Lauer Brothers (medalist) German, firm active 1888 - early 20th century

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Inscription

on the truncation: I.R.T. (J. Rochelle Thomas, the issuer); below the truncation: LAUER

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2003 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. 935, repro.

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