Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
collection of the Mackelvie Trust Board, Auckland, 1885, (691), on loan to Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1932.233, N2280, 18033.25,
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1848
Associated Notes
Art Union Medal : William Hogarth 1848
William Hogarth was considered the first considerable genre painter of the truly English School.
reference: 'The Medals of The Art Union of London' by G K Beaulah, The British Numismatic Journal' Vol XXXV1 1967
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1848
Period
Signature/marks
HOGARTH (legend)
L. WYON (medallist's name)
HE THROUGH THE EYE CORRECTS THE HEART (legend)
ART UNION OF LONDON / 1848 (medal inscription)
HOGARTH DES L.WYON SC. (medallist's name)
Media
Measurement Description
diameter 55mm
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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