Augustin Hirschvogel of Nuremberg

Physical description

Obv., bust of Augustin Hirschvogel facing right, bearded and bare-headed. Rev., globe, with inscription in mirror writing.

Place of Origin

Germany (made)

Date

1543 (made)

Artist/maker

Gebel, Matthes, born 1495 - died 1574 (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Brass

Marks and inscriptions

'AVGVSTIN HIR(SFO)GEL./AET.SVE.39'
'MG'
'SPERO FORTVNE REGRESSVM.' I hope fortune returns

Dimensions

Diameter: 30 mm, Weight: 12.3 g

Object history note

Provenance: Tross. 140 medals and reliefs were purchased from M. Henri Tross of Paris for £500 by J.C. Robinson for the Museum in 1867.

Descriptive line

Augustin Hirschvogel of Nuremberg, brass medal by Matthes Gebel, Germany dated 1543

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. p. 53.
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1867. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868., p. 19.

Subjects depicted

Bust; Globes (cartographic spheres); Hirschvogel, Augustin (of Nuremberg)

Categories

Portraits; Coins & Medals

Collection code

SCP