Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
Medal
1744 (dated)
1744 (dated)
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This medal depicting Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford is made by Jacques Antoine Dassier in England in 1744.
Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, who was before 1742 known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and is regarded to have been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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 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.
Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, who was before 1742 known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and is regarded to have been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.
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 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.
Object details
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| Title | Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, by Jacques Antoine Dassier, Anglo-Swiss, 1744 |
| Physical description | Obverse: Walpole is shown with long hair facing left. He is wearing a jacket, and the Order of the Garter. Inscribed. Reverse: Scrolled cartouche with the head of a woman at the apex. Inscribed. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Christopher Eimer, London, 1984, for £55. |
| Production | Anglo-Swiss |
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| Summary | This medal depicting Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford is made by Jacques Antoine Dassier in England in 1744. Robert Walpole (1676-1745), 1st Earl of Orford, who was before 1742 known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman and is regarded to have been the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. 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 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. |
| Bibliographic reference | Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, I, London, 1904, pp. 510-12 |
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| Accession number | A.24-1984 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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