Circular medal of Frederick William III, king of Prussia (1797-1840), from the "Médaillier Genéral des Hommes Illustres Célèbres ou Fameux Anciens et Modernes". Hanging ring at top. Obverse: Encased in glass, profile bust of Frederick William III looking to proper right; inscribed at edge...
Inscription
Obverse: Inscribed at edge "FREDERIC GUILLAUME III ROI DE PRUSSE.". Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".
Provenance
By 1920, Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case in memory of their father James Brown Case
French, after 1801
- Artist P. G. Lienard, French
Accession Number
20.535
Medium or Technique
Metal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé