Design for a Medal: Boths Hand Fil'd for Britain

Hubert-François Gravelotbetween 1734 and 1736

Details

Title: Design for a Medal: Boths Hand Fil'd for Britain
Creator: Hubert-François Gravelot, 1699–1773, French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Lifespan: 1699/1773
Creator Nationality: French, active in Britain (1733–45)
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: between 1734 and 1736
Physical Dimensions: Mount: 11 x 7 5/8 inches (27.9 x 19.4 cm) Contemporary drawn border: 4 1/8 × 4 1/8 inches (10.5 × 10.5 cm) Sheet: 2 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (6 × 13.7 cm)
Subject Keywords: design, female, figure (illustration), genre subject, medal, emblem (allegorical picture), spear, goddess
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Pen and black ink, pen and red ink, graphite with red chalk, squared for transfer on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, with gold leaf, watercolor, and pen, with black and red ink border lines
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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