Frederick, Prince of Wales
Medal
ca. 1750 (made)
ca. 1750 (made)
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The Swiss-born medallist Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715-1759) was a medallist and engraver. The eldest son of Jean [John] Dassier. He studied in Paris and Rome before working as assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in London from 1741 to 1745. He stayed in England till 1757. He later worked at Geneva and from 1756 at the St Petersburg Mint. Besides many individually commissioned medals, in the 1740s he produced a series of famous Englishmen, including Sir Hans Sloane (bronze, 1744; see Hawkins, Franks and Grueber, ii, no. 234), and contributed to his father's Roman series. With their subtly modelled drapery, his medals resemble, on a small scale, busts by the sculptor Roubiliac. Many also represent the same sitters. The legend in Latin, reads: ‘Frederick Prince of Wales’.
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Title | Frederick, Prince of Wales (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bronze, struck, partly gilt |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, Frederick Prince of Wales, by Jacques Antoine Dassier, England (London), ca. 1750 |
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Object history | Bought in 1880. |
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Summary | The Swiss-born medallist Jacques Antoine Dassier (1715-1759) was a medallist and engraver. The eldest son of Jean [John] Dassier. He studied in Paris and Rome before working as assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in London from 1741 to 1745. He stayed in England till 1757. He later worked at Geneva and from 1756 at the St Petersburg Mint. Besides many individually commissioned medals, in the 1740s he produced a series of famous Englishmen, including Sir Hans Sloane (bronze, 1744; see Hawkins, Franks and Grueber, ii, no. 234), and contributed to his father's Roman series. With their subtly modelled drapery, his medals resemble, on a small scale, busts by the sculptor Roubiliac. Many also represent the same sitters. The legend in Latin, reads: ‘Frederick Prince of Wales’. |
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Accession number | 310-1880 |
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Record created | May 4, 2005 |
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