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Ludwig II of Hungary

Medal
ca. 1526 (made)
Artist/Maker
Daucher, Hans (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This is a lead medal made by Hans Daucher in about 1526. The medal has only an obverse only which shows the bust of Ludwig II, King of Hungary. The clumsy inscription on this medal was engraved direct onto the medal, rather than the mould, clearly after the death of Ludwig II.
Hans Daucher (ca. 1485-ca. 1538) was a sculptor and son of Adolf Daucher, and the nephew and pupil of Gregor Erhart. He worked in Aughsburg, Vienna, and for the Court of Württemberg, portraying, in particular, Emperor Maximilian I, and Otto Heinrich and his brother Philip, Counts of the Rhineland Palatinate. He was the finest sculptor in Augsburg during the 1520s.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
SCRAN
Object type
Medal
TitleLudwig II of Hungary (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead
Lead
Brief description
Medal, lead, Ludwig II of Hungary, by Hans Daucher, Germany (Augsburg), ca. 1526
Physical description
Obv. only, bust of Ludwig II King of Hungary facing right, bearded, wearing a flat brimmed hat, and the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.2cm
  • Weight: 60.2g
Marks and inscriptions
'. LVDOVIC : REX . HVNGARIAE . OBIIT Ao. 15Z6. ' (Latin; Obverse; engraving)
Translation
'Ludwig King of Hungary died 1526'
Object history
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.
Subjects depicted
Bust
King
Order of the Golden Fleece
Ludwig (II of Hungary)
Summary
This is a lead medal made by Hans Daucher in about 1526. The medal has only an obverse only which shows the bust of Ludwig II, King of Hungary. The clumsy inscription on this medal was engraved direct onto the medal, rather than the mould, clearly after the death of Ludwig II.
Hans Daucher (ca. 1485-ca. 1538) was a sculptor and son of Adolf Daucher, and the nephew and pupil of Gregor Erhart. He worked in Aughsburg, Vienna, and for the Court of Württemberg, portraying, in particular, Emperor Maximilian I, and Otto Heinrich and his brother Philip, Counts of the Rhineland Palatinate. He was the finest sculptor in Augsburg during the 1520s.
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals: A Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990, pp. 25-26
  • 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. 18
  • Scher, Stephen K, The Currency of fame: portrait medals of the Renaissance, New York, National Gallery of Art (U.S.), Frick Collection., 1994 pp.209-221
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
115-1867

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2004
Record URL
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