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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.6
People
Jean Dassier, Swiss (Geneva, Switzerland 1676 - 1763 Geneva, Switzerland)
Title
James II (1633-1701)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1731-1732
Culture
Swiss
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57757

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.1 cm diam. x 0.5 cm depth (3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r.: I.D.F.; reverse: I. DASSIER. F
  • inscription: around perimeter: IACOBUS II · D · G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX
  • inscription: reverse, on sarcophagus: NAT · 13 OCT · / CORONAT · 23 APR / 1685 MORT 5 / SEPT · 1701

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, New York, NY, Bequest to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.6
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: profile bust of James II in classical dress. Reverse: draped figure of Faith seated on a sarcophagus and holding a chalice with a host, surrounded with accoutrements of the Roman Catholic church: a papal tiara, keys of St. Peter, a crucifix and a rosary.

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