Philip V
Medal
1702 (made)
1702 (made)
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This medal depicts Philip V (Bourbon)(1683-1746), King of Spain and Sicily on horseback and is made by Antonio di Gennaro.
Maria Antonia di Gennaro was born at Naples where he was working around 1702 for the King. Between 1713 and 1725 he resided at Vienna, where he made his best known works for the Imperial Court. In 1730, we find him again at Naples.
This is an unrecorded medal which dates to the first year in which Gennaro is known to have been in the Royal service in Naples.
Maria Antonia di Gennaro was born at Naples where he was working around 1702 for the King. Between 1713 and 1725 he resided at Vienna, where he made his best known works for the Imperial Court. In 1730, we find him again at Naples.
This is an unrecorded medal which dates to the first year in which Gennaro is known to have been in the Royal service in Naples.
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Title | Philip V (generic title) |
Brief description | Medal, bronze, Philip V, King of Spain and Sicily, by Maria Antonio di Gennaro, Italian, 1702 |
Physical description | Obverse: Philip V, wearing a long wig and flowing, classical dress, on pacing horse to left; inscribed. Reverse: Seated female figure emblematic of Naples, seated on the edge of the bay, looking back over the right shoulder, a cornucopia in the left hand, supporting a shield and spear in the right; Vesuvius in the background; Inscription. |
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Object history | Bought together with Nos. A.5 & A.6-1976 from R.G.Coats for £380, in 1976. |
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Summary | This medal depicts Philip V (Bourbon)(1683-1746), King of Spain and Sicily on horseback and is made by Antonio di Gennaro. Maria Antonia di Gennaro was born at Naples where he was working around 1702 for the King. Between 1713 and 1725 he resided at Vienna, where he made his best known works for the Imperial Court. In 1730, we find him again at Naples. This is an unrecorded medal which dates to the first year in which Gennaro is known to have been in the Royal service in Naples. |
Bibliographic reference | Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, IV, London, 1909, pp. 240, 1 |
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Accession number | A.7-1976 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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