Circular medal of William Hogarth (1697-1764), commissioned by the Art Union of London. Obverse: Bust of Hogarth looking to proper left; inscribed at proper right "HOGARTH" and under bust "L.WYON". Reverse: Man at center flanked by a man on each side presenting to him a paper; inscribed above...
Inscription
Obverse: Inscribed at proper right "HOGARTH" and under bust "L.WYON". Reverse: Inscribed above "HE THROUGH THE EYE CORRECTS THE HEART", below "HOGARTH DES. and "L.WYON SC.", and in exergue "ART-UNION OF LONDON/1848".
Provenance
1926, gift of Henry G. Pickering to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 2, 1926)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry G. Pickering
British, 1848
- Artist Leonard Charles Wyon, British, 1826–1891
Object Place
London, Great Britain
Accession Number
26.804
Medium or Technique
Metal; bronze