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Catherine II of Russia (b. 1729–1796; r: 1762–1796)

 (German, 1724–1800)
 (French, act. 18th century)
Datedated 1765
MediumSilver, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 2 1/16 in. (5.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.107
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 woman wearing a laurel and a scale harness with a draped mantle
Catherine II, Empress of Russia (b. 1729; r. 1762–96)
Samuel Judin
dated 1774
Bronze medal of a man in profile to the right with inscription
Voltaire (1694–1778)
Georg Christian Waechter
dated 1770
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
Silver medal of a man wearing a wig in profile to the right
August Frederick of Guelph, Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1657–1676)
Johann Georg Breuer
dated 1676
Silver portrait medal of Giacomo Carrara wearing a tie wig, in profile to the right
Giacomo Carrara (1714–1796)
Luigi Manfredini
dated 1796
Silver portrait medal of Henri II laureate in armor and a commander’s cape, knotted on the shou…
Henri II, King of France (b. 1519; r. 1547–59), Catherine de’ Medici (1519–1589; Queen Consort of France 1547–59; Queen Regent of France 1560–74), and Charles IX, King of France (b. 1550; r. 1560–74)
Antoine Brucher
dated 1566
Silver portrait medal of King George I his hair long and curly, wearing a laurel wreath and dra…
George I, King of Great Britain (b. 1660; r. 1714–27)
Georg Wilhelm Vestner
dated 1714
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right
George I of Hanover, King of Great Britain and Ireland (b. 1660; r. 1714–27)
Georg Wilhelm Vestner
dated 1714
Silver medal of a woman in profile to the left wearing a diadem and tunic dress
Maria Ludovica of Austria-Este, Empress of Austria (b. 1787; r. 1808–16)
Johann Nepomuk Wirt/Würth
1808
Gilt bronze portrait medal of Catherine de’ Medici in a plain French hold and widow’s veil wear…
Catherine de’ Medici (1519–1589; Queen Consort of France 1546–59; Queen Regent of France 1560–74), François II, King of France (b. 1544; r. 1559–60), Charles IX, King of France (b. 1550; r. 1560–74), and Henri III (b. 1551; King of Poland 1573–75; King of France 1574–89)
After Guillaume Martin
ca. 1574
Silver medal of a man crowned with laurel, wearing a harness with inlaid plastron and decorated…
Peter the Great (b. 1672; Tsar of All Russia 1682–1721; Emperor of All Russia 1721–25)
Fyodor Alexeyev
dated 1703
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a mantel on his left shoulder and a medal…
Johann Baptist Verda (1582–1648; Count of Werdenberg from 1630, First Chancellor for Upper and Lower Austria)
Hans Georg Perro
dated 1630
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