Royal Academy Prize Medal | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.1641
People: Thomas Pingo, British (Italy c. 1692 - 1776 London)
Title: Royal Academy Prize Medal
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1770
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/229758

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5.4 cm diam. (2 1/8 in.)
91.03 g

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: around rim: To Mr. Washington Allston for a drawing of an academy figure, 1802
inscription: obverse: GEORGIVS III D.G. MAGN BRIT FR ET HIB REX
inscription: reverse: STVDY. R. AC. [Royal Academy] INSTITVTED 1768.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1641

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: profile portrait of George III; reverse: Belvedere Torso

Verification Level

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