Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45), Design for a Medal: Novum Ex Prole Decus Et Tutamen, 1769
- Title:
Design for a Medal: Novum Ex Prole Decus Et Tutamen
- Date:
- 1769
- Medium:
- Pen in black ink over graphite, squared and incised for transfer on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Mount: 10 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches (27 x 19.7 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 4 3/8 x 4 inches (11.1 x 10.2 cm), Sheet: 3 × 2 5/8 inches (7.6 × 6.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, within image, upper center: "NOVUM EX PROLE DECUS ET TUTAMEN", in pen with black ink, lower center: "ILLUST. D.D. DE SARTINE | PRAETORI POLIT VRE PAX | [?illegible?] 1769", inscribed in pen with black ink, on sheet, below image, lower center: "H. Gravelot delin."; on mount, in graphite, upper right: "6708 Mellon"; Verso:inscribed in graphite, on mount, upper right: "68/12/20/74"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.456
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- allegorical | clouds | design | figures | genre subject | medal
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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