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Georg Christian Waechter

Altar of Fame [reverse], 1770

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Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)
gross weight: 85.6 gr (0.189 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

Accession Number

2002.146.19.b

Artists / Makers

Georg Christian Waechter (medalist) German, 1729 - 1789

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Inscription

on the altar front: TIRE / D'APRES NATURE / AU CHATEAU / DE FERNEY. / .C.WAECHTER; in exergue: GRAVÉ / M.DCCLXX.

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

1904: Forrer, Leonard. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. 8 vols. London, 1904-1930: 6(1916):338-339.

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 929, repro.

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