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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

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