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UNITED STATES: white metal medal, 1847. AU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 400.00 USD
UNITED STATES: white metal medal, 1847. AU
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UNITED STATES: white metal medal, 1847, Julian PE-3var, About Unc, 64mm, American Art-Union medal by Peter Paul Duggan, American (1810-1861), engraved by Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854), bust of the American artist Washington Allston, WASHINGTON ALLSTON around / allegorical representation of Fame crowning the artist with laurel and holding another wreath in readiness for a sculptor awaiting his turn, AMERICAN ART UNION 1847 above, signed by P.P. DUGGAN DEL. C.C. WRIGHT SC., 200 struck in bronze, but unpublished in white metal, small rim nick, light surface hairlines, although quite lustrous, RRR. Washington Allston (1779-1843) is considered to be the first important U.S. romantic painter. He was born in South Carolina and studied at the Royal Academy in London, at the Louvre in Paris, and in Italy, which acquainted him with the Venetian and Roman masters. He also studied under Benjamin West. He returned to the United States in 1818 and settled in Massachusetts. Allston was a significant figure in the experiments on dramatic subject matter and the use of light and atmospheric color, characteristic of early 19th century painting. Although his life's production was relatively small, he was a painter of distinction and at his best, of remarkable power. He was also a writer of some note. This is one of three medals issued by the American Art Union (1839-51). Patterned after the Art-Union of London, this organization enjoyed a 13-year era of success, advancing popular appreciation of American art and artists. The Union maintained a highly successful gallery in New York City and distributed engravings to its dues-paying members nationwide and other art works by lottery in New York. The U.S. Mint produced three portrait medals for the Art-Union: Washington Allston, John Trumbull and Gilbert Stuart. Photo size reduced.