Model for a Medal: Portrait of King Louis XIV, and Hercules Victorious over the Lernean Hydra
1682
wax on bloodstone; case: copper alloy, leather, steel/iron, silver, fabric, resin
This is a hinged medal case containing two relief carvings. The left side depicts a profile portrait of a man with a wig, and the right side shows a muscular male figure standing over a defeated, bearded man. Credit line: The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario Location: AGO, Gallery 113 Thomson European, East Case
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