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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.687
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
George II (1683-1760) and the Battle of Dettingen
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1743
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/178497

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
3.6 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (1 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
13.98 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: T
  • inscription: obverse: GEORGIUS SECUNDUS DEI GRATIA REX
  • inscription: 1743, reverse: [around perimeter:] [PARCIPE?] SUBIECTIS ET DEBELLARI SUPERIOS; [lower perimeter:] OB GALLOS VICTOS A PUD DETTINGEN / PER EXER P: ED: SUB AUSPICIO / GEO: II. IUN 16 / 1743

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.687
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: George II in profile left, crowned with a laurel wreath; reverse: justice? with sword and scales, freed slave at l.r.

Verification Level

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