Casts from antique gems (9)

James Tassie

late 18th century

Casts from antique gems (9) by James Tassie

Medium

Glass paste; wood frame

Dimensions

Framed: 6 × 5 3/8 in. (15.2 × 13.7 cm)

Classification

Glass

Culture

British, London

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1909

Accession Number

10.33.6b

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About the Artist

James Tassie · 17351799

James Tassie (1735–1799) was a Scottish modeler and gem engraver who became one of the most celebrated producers of portrait medallions and reproductions of antique gems in eighteenth-century Europe. Born near Glasgow, Tassie initially trained as a mason's apprentice before his artistic talents drew him toward finer work. Moving to Dublin, he collaborated with the physician and amateur chemist Hen...

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