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William Hogarth

(British, 1826–1891)
1848
Object PlaceLondon, Great Britain
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 55 mm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry G. Pickering
Accession number26.804
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at proper right "HOGARTH" and under bust "L.WYON". Reverse: Inscribed above "HE THROUGH THE EYE CORRECTS THE HEART", below "HOGARTH DES. and "L.WYON SC.", and in exergue "ART-UNION OF LONDON/1848".
Provenance1926, gift of Henry G. Pickering to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)