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Medal Showing Prince Charles and Prince Henry

Ottone Hamerani

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with raised images and text. Two busts of men facing right. The man on the left has curly hair and wears a cloak over his left shoulder. The man on the right has shorter hair and wears a cloak over both shoulders. The men are positioned back-to-back. There is raised text around the edge. The text on the left reads 'CAR. PHILIP. BRIT. PRIN.' The text on the right reads 'HENRICVS. REX. FILIUS'. The background of the medal is flat. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1729
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Scottish
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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