Wax model for a portrait of King George IV (1762–1830)
Object type: Wax model
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, London
Artist: Benedetto Pistrucci
Artist bio: Italian, 1783–1855, active England
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1820
Medium: Wax on slate
Dimensions: Diameter (confirmed): 4 1/16 in. (103.4 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc., Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Hill, and Stephen K Scher Gifts and funds from various donors, 2018
Accession year: 2018
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