Johann Gottfried Schadow

Wilhelm Kullrich (German, 1821–1887)

1850

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 50 mm (1 15/16 in.)

Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund

Accession number30.723

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ClassificationsNumismatics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "GOTTFRIED SCHADOW BILDHAUER" and "*GEB D.20 MAI 1764 GEST.D.27 JAN.1850*" and on bust "W.K". Reverse: Inscribed below "G.SCHADOW INV.ET SCULP.IN MARMORE 1790" and in exergue "LONGAEVUM SERVARUNT/PARCAE".

Provenance1930, bought by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 16, 1930)

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