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medal
Object Type
medal
Museum number
1906,1103.1815
Description
Struck bronze medal.
(whole)
Head of Bertel Thorwaldsen to left.
(obverse)
Female seated to right meditating on a design, about to draw, lyre at feet. Genius standing to right of seated figure, lamp on pillar in background.
(reverse)
Producer name
Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine:
Henri Francois Brandt
Production date
1817
Materials
bronze
Technique
struck
Dimensions
Diameter:
35 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Location
On display
(G47/dc7/p4/no6)
Subjects
sculptor/medallist
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr Frederick Parkes Weber
Acquisition date
1906
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1906,1103.1815