HANOVER. Sir Joshua Reynolds, painter. 1723-1792. Æ Medal (57mm, 101.27 g, 12h). Art Union of London. By A. J. Stothard. Dated 1845. AU.

Electronic Auction 531 – Session 2
Lot: 1697. Estimated: $ 150

British Medals, Bronze

Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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HANOVER. Sir Joshua Reynolds, painter. 1723-1792. Æ Medal (57mm, 101.27 g, 12h). Art Union of London. By A. J. Stothard. Dated 1845. Bare head left; pallet and brushes below, REYNOLDS downward to right / ART UNION OF LONDON, detail from his painting The Infant Hercules Strangling Serpents in His Cradle; 1845 below. Eimer 1399; BHM 2207; Opthalmologia VII.20 (this medal). Brown surfaces, a few light scratches and scattered marks, small scuff on obverse. AU.

From the Dr. Jay M. Galst Collection. Ex Bitish Historical Medals from the Collection of Dennis Fig (Dix Noonan Webb,10 May 2007), lot 257.

Knighted by King George III in 1769, Sir Joshua Roberts was a celebrated painter known for promoting the "Grand Style," in which the imperfect was idealized. The founder and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts, one of his more famous paintings was The Infant Hercules, commissioned by Yekaterina II Velikaya (Catherine II 'the Great'), and draws upon classical motifs on coins such as Kroton and Thebes featuring the Herakliskos Drakonopnigon.

Closing Date and Time: 26 January 2023 at 13:52:00 ET.

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