The Fitzwilliam Museum - One of three twentieth-century medals: This, the first and one of the finest portrait medals of Churchill, was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton to serve as an illustration for the jacket of a book: Philip Guedalla, Mr Churchill A Portrait (1941). A copy of the book accompanies the medal.: CM.845-2002

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One of three twentieth-century medals: This, the first and one of the finest portrait medals of Churchill, was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton to serve as an illustration for the jacket of a book: Philip Guedalla, Mr Churchill A Portrait (1941). A copy of the book accompanies the medal.

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Description

France, Francois Picabia (1879-1953), artist, 1967, by A.H. Torcheux, facing portrait of Picabia; rev. interpretation of his work Woman with monocle (Catalogue Generale de la Monnais de Paris 4.1808); bronze, 68mm, in box. From Simmons Gallery mailbid sale 25, lot 111.

Notes

History note: Under Review

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2002-11-25) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1967

Components of the work

Object composed of bronze

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.845-2002
Primary reference Number: 257550
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 10 November 2020 Updated: Friday 15 October 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "One of three twentieth-century medals: This, the first and one of the finest portrait medals of Churchill, was commissioned by Hodder & Stoughton to serve as an illustration for the jacket of a book: Philip Guedalla, Mr Churchill  A Portrait (1941). A copy of the book accompanies the medal." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/257550 Accessed: 2024-04-30 17:44:14

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