Seated Male Nude from the Elgin Marbles; reverse: Royal Seal of George IV | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.173.5
People: Edward Thomason, British, English (1769 - 1849)
Title: Seated Male Nude from the Elgin Marbles; reverse: Royal Seal of George IV
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Theseus
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1820
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/143661

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Relief

Dimensions

4.8 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (1 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
52.26 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: cast at lower edge: THOMASON DIREXIT
inscription: reverse: THE ELGIN MARBLES DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO HIS MAJESTY GEORGE IV
inscription: lower perimeter: THESEUS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess, St. Moritz, Switzerland, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.173.5
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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