Johann Wilhelm Herzog von Sachsen-Eisenach (1666-1729)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1987.32.182
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Johann Wilhelm Herzog von Sachsen-Eisenach (1666-1729)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1699
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/226562

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

2.1 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (13/16 x 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l.: C. W.
inscription: obverse, around perimeter, cast: D. G. IOH. WILH. D. S. I. C. M. A. ETW
inscription: reverse, cast: EIN / TREUR HERR / UND / TREUR KNECHT / WIND HIER / GELOBT, / UND DORT / GERECHT [= a true gentleman and a true knight are here praised, and fairly]
inscription: around outer rim: FURST SACHSEN EISENACH HULDIGUNG ZU ALSTETT. D. 12. IVN 1699

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Rya W. Zobel, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1987.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Rya W. Zobel in memory of Paul Weickert
Accession Year: 1987
Object Number: 1987.32.182
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Johann Wilhelm in right profile, with armor and long curling wig; reverse: two twining branches around outer perimeter.

Verification Level

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