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The sculpture on the medal features three figures in classical attire. On the left is a standing figure, in the center a male figure holding a spear, and to the right a seated figure on a pedestal. The medal is round and bronze-colored, with inscriptions around the perimeter. The inscription reads “GESEGNET SEY DURCH IHN EIN GANZES VOLK! VERMAEHLT IN BERLIN DEN 24 DECEMB. 1793.”
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The sculpture on the medal features three figures in classical attire. On the left is a standing figure, in the center a male figure holding a spear, and to the right a seated figure on a pedestal. The medal is round and bronze-colored, with inscriptions around the perimeter. The inscription reads “GESEGNET SEY DURCH IHN EIN GANZES VOLK! VERMAEHLT IN BERLIN DEN 24 DECEMB. 1793.”

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Allegory of Marriage [reverse]

Daniel Friedrich Loos and Friedrich Wilhelm Loos

Date
1793
Medium
silver
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.27 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 27.98 gr (0.062 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
1997.114.20.b
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Mars
  • struck
  • Marriage
  • state of being
  • allegory
Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: GESEGNET SEY DURCH IHN EIN GANZES VOLK!; in exergue: VERMAEHLT IN BERLIN / DEN 24 DECEMB. / 1793 (May a whole people be blessed through you; married in Berlin 24 December 1793)

NGA object ID 103350. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.