Martin Folkes (1690–1754)
Dassier modeled the erudite Folkes (1690–1754), whose expertise included ancient coinage, as part of a medallic series of eminent British worthies.
Artwork Details
- Title: Martin Folkes (1690–1754)
- Artist: Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier (Swiss, Geneva 1715–1759 Copenhagen)
- Date: 1740
- Culture: Swiss
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: Diameter: 54 mm
- Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
- Credit Line: Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.406.17
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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