Henry VIII 1731–32 Medalist: Jean Dassier Swiss This medal of Henry VIII belongs to the English Monarchs series by the Swiss medalist Jean Dassier (1676–1763). Dassier was the chief engraver of the Geneva mint, and the group to which this medal belongs (–10) are among his most important medallic works, part of a series of 33 medals of the English sovereigns begun during his second stay in London and approved by Queen Caroline. These medals represent an important European medalist in one of his most significant series. The English Monarchs are also important precedents for medal makin

Henry VIII 1731–32 Medalist: Jean Dassier Swiss This medal of Henry VIII belongs to the English Monarchs series by the Swiss medalist Jean Dassier (1676–1763). Dassier was the chief engraver of the Geneva mint, and the group to which this medal belongs (–10) are among his most important medallic works, part of a series of 33 medals of the English sovereigns begun during his second stay in London and approved by Queen Caroline. These medals represent an important European medalist in one of his most significant series. The English Monarchs are also important precedents for medal making in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, examples of which are also found in Museum's Henry VIII. Medalist: Jean Dassier (Geneva 1676–1763 Geneva). British. 1731–32. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

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