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Lot 78
Christian Friedrich Hecker (active Italy circa 1770-1790)
Design for a portrait medal, perhaps showing Jacob Künhans, in a circular cartouche topped with a ribbon
Closed6 December 2012
Price Realised
GBP 875
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Specialist note
Hecker is primarily known for his execution of cameos, an art to which he playfully refers in this medal design, showing a figure in profile. The identification of the sitter as Künhans cannot be confirmed, although the profile does share some similarities with the other medal design in this lot, which identifies the sitters as Künhans and the numismatist Angelo Bottari.
Giuseppe Carlo Zucchi, who executed one of the other drawings in this lot, was a printmaker and the brother-in-law of Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807), of whom he wrote a biography.
Giuseppe Carlo Zucchi, who executed one of the other drawings in this lot, was a printmaker and the brother-in-law of Angelica Kauffman (1741-1807), of whom he wrote a biography.