Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: B27
People: William Barber (London, England 1807 - 1879 Philadelphia, PA)
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Swiss (1807-1873)
Title: Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 19th century
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/304626

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver?

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.c.: W. BARBER SC.
inscription: reverse, Latin: TERRA MARIQUE DUCTOR INDAGATIONE NATURAE. / NA 1807. / OB 1873
inscription: obverse, left of head: AGASSIZ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gray Herbarium

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gray Herbarium
Object Number: B27
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), p. 276

Verification Level

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