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1966.131.41.b

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Maria Theresa (1717–1780), Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–1780, Treaty of Fuessen

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Artist

Jacques Antoine Dassier (Geneva, 1715 - 1759)

Title

Maria Theresa (1717–1780), Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740–1780, Treaty of Fuessen

Creation Date

1745

Century

mid-19th century

Dimensions

3 15/16 in. (10 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Switzerland

Medium and Support

bronze, traces of black patina

Credit Line

Gift of Amanda Marchesa Molinari

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1966.131.41.b

Object Description

332 MARIA THERESA (1717-80), Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, 1740 1745

Obv. Bust to left. Around, MAR : THERESIA . D : G : REG : HUNG : BOH : ; below, I . D .
Rev. Minerva seated on clouds over the earth, holding spear and Medusa-head shield; her right foot rests on portion of globe. Around, ET MENTE ET ARMIS . ; below, 1745 . I . D . F .
Bronze, struck, traces of black patina, 55 mm.

Bibl.: Forrer i, p. 516 (as by Jean); Brescia 2, p. 92, no. 101.