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Amelioration of the Study of Latin in Public Schools

Medalist: Anton Franz Widemann Austrian
1774
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Object Information
  • Title: Amelioration of the Study of Latin in Public Schools
  • Artist: Medalist: Anton Franz Widemann (1724–1792)
  • Date: 1774
  • Culture: Austrian, Vienna
  • Medium: Gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm);
    Height (with suspension ring): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Zita Spiss, 1991
  • Object Number: 1993.3.11
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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