Medal
1737 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This silver medal was issued in 1738 to commemorate, as is pointed out by the inscription on the reverse, the erection at the cost of Sir William Benson of a monument to Milton in Westminster Abbey. The bust on the reverse is taken from Rysbrack's model for a monument. An example of the medal was presented to the author of the best poem on Paradise Lost.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver medal depicting John Milton, English, by John Tanner, 1737 |
| Physical description | Medal, silver. Obverse: Bust of John Milton in profile to the right. Reverse: An inscription. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | E/ MARMORE/ IN ECCLESIA/ SANCTI PETRI/ APUD WESTOMONASTERIUM/ ERECTORE/ GULIELMO BENSONO ARM:/ ANNO SALUTIS HUMANAE/ M DCC XXXVIII/ RYSBRACHIUS/ SCULPSIT. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This silver medal was issued in 1738 to commemorate, as is pointed out by the inscription on the reverse, the erection at the cost of Sir William Benson of a monument to Milton in Westminster Abbey. The bust on the reverse is taken from Rysbrack's model for a monument. An example of the medal was presented to the author of the best poem on Paradise Lost. |
| Bibliographic reference | cf. Medallic Illustrations. 1911. London. British Museum. pl. CLIV, no. 2. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.33-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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