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 (American, 1875–1956)
Datefirst half of the 20th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsDiam.: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by The Frick Collection, 1995
Accession number1895.2.101
Not On View
Sculpture Medals Subject: Portraits
Bronze medal of a man wearing a harness with a draped mantle
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia (b. 1712; r. 1740–86)
Probably by Johann Carl Hedlinger
ca. 1756 (?)
Silver medal of a man with short hair, mustache and goatee
Paul Pfinzing (1554–1599) and Sabina (b. 1564)
Mattaeus Carl
dated 1592
Silver medal depicting a woman holding two crests before a walled city
Marriage Medal and Lübeck
Sebastian Dadler
dated 1657
Silver medal depicting a man and woman pledging their troth in front of an altar
Marriage Medal
Johann Buchheim
1653–83
A bronze sculpture of a whippet. The dog has a piece of cloth in its mouth and its right paw i…
Whippet
Katharine Ward Lane Weems
1925
Bronze portrait medal of Sigismondo Malatesta in profile to the left
Sigismondo Malatesta/rocca
Matteo de' Pasti
ca. 1450
Bronze medal of a man wearing armor, the livery collar and medal of the Supreme Order of the Mo…
Charles Emmanuel III, Duke of Savoy (b. 1701; King of Sardinia-Piedmont 1730–73)
Jacques-Antoine Dassier
dated 1739
Bronze medal of a man in profile to the right
Francesco Scipione, Marquess of Maffei (1675–1755)
Jacques-Antoine Dassier
dated 1755
Bronze portrait medal of George van Egmont, Bishop of Utrecht, wearing a richly decorated cope…
George van Egmond (1504–1559)
Steven van Herwijck
dated 1558
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma wearing a cuirass, ruff, command…
Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545–1592)
Jacques Jonghelinck
dated 1585
A bronze sculpture of a seated satyr with inkstand to his left and a candlestick holder held up…
Satyr with Inkstand and Candlestick
Workshop of Riccio (Andrea Briosco)
16th century
A bronze firedog with a figure of Jupiter. He has his left hand up to his chest, and has curly…
Firedog with a Figure of Jupiter
Venetian, Late Eighteenth or Early Nineteenth Century
1775–1825
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