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Model for medal of Ludwig II of Hungary and Bohemia
Follower of: Hans Daucher (German (Augsburg), about 1485–1538)
German (Augsburg)
Renaissance
about 1526
Object Place: Europe, Augsburg, Germany
Medium/Technique
Stone; solnhofen or kehlheim (hone) stone
Dimensions
Overall diameter: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Other (outside of framing band): 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Other (outside of framing band): 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession Number69.1150
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionModel for ciruclar, gold medal of Ludwig II of Hungary and Bohemia (born 1506, king of Hungary and Bohemia, 1506-26) with plain edge. Carved in high relief, profile bust of Ludwig looking to proper left, wearing a round hat and fur cape.
ProvenanceAdalbert von Lanna Collection, Prague [see note 1]; possibly Boettner, Munich; 1969, Munzen und Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland; 1969, sold by Munzen und Basel to the MFA. (Accession date: October 15, 1969)
Notes:
[1] Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, II, no. 40.
Notes:
[1] Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin, II, no. 40.