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Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture: Sir Daniel Macnee
Scottish
1855–75
Object Place: Scotland
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Malcolm Rogers
Accession Number2002.28.1
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal for the Royal Scottish Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, given to Daniel Macnee upon his election in 1829. Lettered edge "DANIEL MACNEE ELECTED MDCCCXXIX".
Obverse: Probably a winged Mercury, with crown engraved with crescent moons, wings, and winged feet, crouching infront of a tree stump and chained to an oil burner, mounted with a Pegasus figure and producing three flames that he supports on his shoulders; inscribed in exergue "J.NOEL PATON R.S.A.DEL/BENJ.WYON SC".
Reverse: Wreath at edge, surrounding a tripod burner with branch on top; inscribed at proper right, proper left, and around burner "ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING SCVLPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE".
Obverse: Probably a winged Mercury, with crown engraved with crescent moons, wings, and winged feet, crouching infront of a tree stump and chained to an oil burner, mounted with a Pegasus figure and producing three flames that he supports on his shoulders; inscribed in exergue "J.NOEL PATON R.S.A.DEL/BENJ.WYON SC".
Reverse: Wreath at edge, surrounding a tripod burner with branch on top; inscribed at proper right, proper left, and around burner "ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING SCVLPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE".
InscriptionsEngraved into edge "DANIEL MACNEE ELECTED MDCCCXXIX".
Obverse: Inscribed in exergue "J.NOEL PATON R.S.A.DEL/BENJ.WYON SC".
Reverse: Inscribed around burner "ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING SCVLPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE".
Obverse: Inscribed in exergue "J.NOEL PATON R.S.A.DEL/BENJ.WYON SC".
Reverse: Inscribed around burner "ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY OF PAINTING SCVLPTURE AND ARCHITECTURE".
Provenance1876, presented to Daniel Macnee (b. 1806- d. 1882), on the occasion of his election as President of the Scottish Royal Academy, Scotland. By about 1996, with Marcoz Antiques, Boston; 1996, sold by Marcoz Antiques to Malcolm Rogers, Brookline, MA; 2002, gift of Malcolm Rogers to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2002)