Frederick I, 1676-1751, King of Sweden 1720 [obverse], 1731

Not on View

Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 7.6 cm (3 in.)
gross weight: 91.28 gr (0.091 kg)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Mark Wilchusky in honor of Douglas Lewis and Sir John Pope-Hennessy

Accession Number

1995.49.13.a

Artists / Makers

Johann Karl Hedlinger (medalist) Swiss, 1691 - 1791

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: FRIDERICVS.D.G.REX.SVECIAE. (Frederick, by the grace of God, King of Sweden); below epaulet: HEDLINGER.F.1731 (Hedlinger made this, 1731)

Provenance

(Paul Bosco, New York); purchased 1994 by Mark Wilchusky, New York; gift 1995 to NGA.[1]

[1] Provenance from curator's acquisition proposal.

Associated Names

Bosco, Paul
Wilchusky, Mark

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 764, repro.