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Model for a medal of Jenny Lind

Model
ca. 1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Radnitsky, Karl (maker)
Place of origin
Vienna (made)

This is a wax model for a medal of Jenny Lind, a celebrated nineteenth century opera singer known as the Swedish nightingale.


Object details

Category
Coins & Medals
Object type
Model
TitleModel for a medal of Jenny Lind
Materials and techniques
Wax
Wax
Brief description
Wax model for a medal of Jenny Lind, the composition Austrian, by Karl Radnitzky, mid 19th century
Physical description
Wax model
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady de Gex
Object history
Bequeathed by Lady de Gex.
Subject depicted
Lind, Jenny
Summary
This is a wax model for a medal of Jenny Lind, a celebrated nineteenth century opera singer known as the Swedish nightingale.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.78-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349537/model-for-a-medal-of-model-radnitsky-karl/
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