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William Beckford (1705–1770)

 (British, ca. 1724–ca. 1778)
Datedated 1770
MediumCopper alloy, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 1 11/16 in. (4.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.03
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
Not On View
Sculpture Medals Works Acquired in 2016 Subject: Portraits
Silver medal of a man with a mustache wearing a wig, armor, and a sash and surrounded by foliag…
Leopold I (1640–1705; Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia 1658–1705)
Philipp Heinrich Müller
1688
Silver medal of a man, wearing peruke, armor, a ribbon with of the Order of the Elephant, and a…
Christian VI of Oldenburg (1699–1746; King of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, and Count of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst 1730–46) and Sophie Magdalene of Hohenzollern (1700–1770; Margravine of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Queen of Denmark 1730–70)
Anton Schultz
dated 1721, made 1723
Silver medal depicting a pedestal decorated with a leafy garland, upon which a draped bust of a…
Pieter Tjebbes Dreyer (1755–1770)
Unknown artist
dated 1770
Silver medal of a balding man with a mustache, wearing cloak with decorative fasteners over his…
Imre Thököly (Emerich Tököli) (1657–1705)
Johann Engelhart
ca. 1690
Silver medal depicting the emperor and princess facing each other, the emperor wearing the badg…
Emperor Joseph I (1678–1711; emperor from 1705) and Princess Wilhelmina Amalia (1673–1742)
Philipp Heinrich Müller
1699
Silver medal of man wearing a wig in profile to the right
Joseph I of Hapsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1678; r. 1705–11)
Johann Georg Seidlitz
1699
A marble sculpture bust of a lady, perhaps Mrs. Mary Robinson. She has long curly hair, that i…
Bust of a Lady, Perhaps Mrs. Mary Robinson
John Charles Lochee
1775–90
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a lace cravat and armor
William III of Orange (b.1650; Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1672–1702; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1689–1702) and Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b.1662; r. 1689–94)
Attributed to Nicolas Chevalier
1677
Silver portrait medal of William V and Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina portrayed in profile, facing…
William V, Prince of Orange (1748–1806) and Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina (1751–1820)
Johann George Holtzhey
dated 1767
Silver portrait medal of William V and Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina
William V (1748–1806) and Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina (1751–1820)
Johann George Holtzhey
dated 1770
Silver portrait medal of Stadtholder William IV with a circle of stars over his head, in armor …
Funeral of Stadtholder William IV (1711–1751)
Johann George Holtzhey
dated 1752
Gilt silver medal of a man in profile to the right
William IV of Orange-Nassau (b. 1711, Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1747–50)
Nicolaas van Swinderen
dated 1747
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