id:			144541
accession number:	1969.214.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.214.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:23.816000

Two Pound Piece: Portrait of George IV (obverse), 1823. After a design by Francis Legatt Chantrey (British, 1781–1841), engraved by Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850). Gold; diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1969.214.a

title:				Two Pound Piece: Portrait of George IV (obverse)
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creation date:			1823
creation date earliest:		1823
creation date latest:		1823
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	England, George IV, 1820-1830
technique:	gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Numismatics
type:		Coins
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CREATORS

* Francis Legatt Chantrey (British, 1781–1841)  - artist

* Jean Baptiste Merlen (French, 1769–1850)  - fabricated by

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measurements: Diameter: 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	BRITANNIAR: REX  F: D: GEORGIUS IIII D: G:
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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1969
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1969-
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