William Laud, 1573-1645, Archbishop of Canterbury 1633 [obverse]

c. 1661

Jan Roettiers

Medalist, Flemish, 1631 - 1703

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On View

NGA, West Building, G-013-A

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.84 cm (2 5/16 in.)
    gross weight: 84.08 gr (0.185 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1985.49.1.a

Associated Artworks

Allegorical Scene [reverse]

Jan Roettiers

1661

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(World Art Medals, Philadelphia);[1] purchased 7 November 1985 by NGA.
[1] The medal was purchased "on a recent trip to England" according to a letter from Robert M. Levin of World Art Medals. The letter notified NGA that it was the high bidder on Lot 21 (another example of the same medal) in World Art Medals' sale of 27 September 1985, and offered the medal purchased in England as a substitution. This was the medal purchased by 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. 785, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: GVIL.LAVD.ARCHIEPISC.CANTVAR.X.IAN.1644.

Wikidata ID

Q63860887

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