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Medal - Albert Thorvaldsen
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1838 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen facing half-left, depicted in a fur-collared coat with curly hair. A three-line inscription appears in the exergue below the bust. |
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| Obverse lettering | A. THORWALDSIEN NAT. D. IX M. NOV. MDCCLXX |
| Reverse description | Three standing nude female figures (the Three Graces) in high relief, closely grouped and embracing, rendered after Thorvaldsen's marble sculpture group. At their feet sits a small Eros figure. The legend arcs across the upper field on both sides, with the engraver's signature and date in the lower exergue. |
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