Artwork preview

Medal of British Colonization Showing Charles II and Catherine

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The medal features two human profiles facing right. The man on the left has curly hair and a ruffled collar. The woman on the right has her hair pulled back. Both subjects are shown from the chest up. A raised rim encircles the medal. The words "CAROLVS II" and "CATHARINA" are at the top left and right, respectively, around the rim. A foreign phrase is written at the bottom. A cityscape with a domed building is on the bottom left. The medal shows a brown patina and some rust. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1670
Medium:
Silver
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette