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Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701–1751)

Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier Swiss
1744
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 513

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (1701–1751)
  • Artist: Medalist: Jacques-Antoine Dassier (Swiss, Geneva 1715–1759 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1744
  • 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: 2003.406.23
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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