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George III Jasper Cameo

Benedetto Pistrucci1815

The Royal Mint Museum

The Royal Mint Museum
Llantrisant, South Wales

One of three models cut in jasper by Italian artist Benedetto Pistrucci for the Royal Mint. These survive in the Royal Mint collection. This was the basis for the bull-head effigy used on the half-crown in 1816.

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  • Title: George III Jasper Cameo
  • Creator: Benedetto Pistrucci
  • Creator's place of birth: Italy
  • Date created: 1815
  • Location created: London
  • Subject Keywords: Regency, Jasper, Engraver, Portrait, Artist, Model
  • Rights: Royal Mint Museum
The Royal Mint Museum

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