WATTS INDEX/database
Coronation of King George IV [obverse]

Coronation of King George IV [obverse]

Benedetto PistrucciWW-1821-537866

Catalogue

Year
1821
Medium
silver

Artist

Benedetto Pistrucci
Benedetto Pistrucci

Sculpture

Benedetto Pistrucci was an Italian gem-engraver, medallist and a coin engraver, probably best known for his Saint George and the Dragon design for the British sovereign coin. Pistrucci was commissioned by the British government to create the large Waterloo Medal, a project which took him thirty years to complete.

Paris

Full artist profile →

More

More by Benedetto Pistrucci

View all →

Record

Verified by Watts Index
Year
1821
Medium
silver
Watts ID
WW-1821-537866

Source

Source
wikidata
Status
verified

Artist

Benedetto Pistrucci

Benedetto Pistrucci

Sculpture

View artist profile →