Inscription
around lower right circumference: E. AMATEIS ©; around circumference: LOSE NOT THE SUBSTANCE FOR THE SHADOW
Provenance
Gift 1940 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, through subscription to the Society of Medalists (Twenty-First Issue); acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
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