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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1097
People
William Tassie, British (London, England 1777 - 1860 London, England)
Title
The King of Rome (called Napoléon II) (1811-1832)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Napoléon François Joseph Charles, King of Rome (1811-1832)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230210

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White glass paste
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
3.5 cm diam. (1 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: under truncation of bust, cast in: Ro[me]
  • label: back of frame, black ink, handwritten: Duke / of Reichstadt / King of Rome / Son of Napoleon 1st / 1811-32 / Tassie 1814
  • exhibition label: back of frame, paper, printed: B. A. M. / on loan from / RD. TANGYE, ESQ.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sir Richard Tangye, Birmingham. [1] [Frederick Rathbone, London], sold [through Copper and Griffith, New York]; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Notes
[1] Per Rathbone

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1097
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Maroon velvet backing. Medallion under convex glass.

Publication History

  • Frederick Rathbone, Old Wedgwood and Old Wedgwood Ware: Handbook to the collection formed by Richard and George Tangye, F. Rathbone (London, England, 1885), p. 95, no. 619

Exhibition History

  • Old Wedgwood and Old Wedgwood Ware, Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, 01/01/1885 - 12/31/1885

Verification Level

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