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The sculpture is a round bronze medal depicting the profile of a man with wavy, shoulder-length hair. The subject's hair is detailed and styled to showcase curls and texture. The medal features the man's profile facing to the right, with a calm demeanor and a prominent nose. Inscriptions on the edges include the name "ALBERTVS" on the left side, "THORWALDSEN" on the right, and the artist's mark "C. VOIGT" at the bottom below the neck.
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The sculpture is a round bronze medal depicting the profile of a man with wavy, shoulder-length hair. The subject's hair is detailed and styled to showcase curls and texture. The medal features the man's profile facing to the right, with a calm demeanor and a prominent nose. Inscriptions on the edges include the name "ALBERTVS" on the left side, "THORWALDSEN" on the right, and the artist's mark "C. VOIGT" at the bottom below the neck.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1770-1844, Sculptor [obverse]

Karl Friedrich Voigt

Date
1837
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.55 cm (1 13/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
2012.108.10.a
Credit line
Gift of Faya Causey in memory of Philip Conisbee
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • struck
  • head facing right
  • portrait
  • Acquired after publication of Medals
  • Thorvaldsen, Bertel
Provenance

Philip Conisbee [1946-2008]; his wife, Faya Causey, Washington, D.C.; gift 2012 to NGA.

Inscription

around circumference: ALBERTVS THORWALDSEN; below the truncation: C.VOIGT

NGA object ID 160861. 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.