Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45), Design for a Coin: Chambre de Commerce de Picardie, 1761
- Title:
- Design for a Coin: Chambre de Commerce de Picardie
- Date:
- 1761
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black ink, incised and squared for transfer on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 11 × 7 5/8 inches (27.9 × 19.4 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 7 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches (18.1 x 13 cm), Sheet: 5 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (14 x 8.9cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen in grey ink, over graphite, upper center, (within upper border of medal circumference): "CHAMBRE DU COMMERCE DE PICARDIE | LILIS TENACI VIMINE [?]UNGOR | ETABLIE A AMIENS | LE VI. AOUT, 1761"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "68/12/20/73"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.455
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- coat of arms | coin | design | emblem (symbol) | genre subject | unicorns
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9949
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