No reverse.
1-75.
MB. lead.
(See Woodcut.)
Hunter, Æ. Very rare.
231. Medal of Sir John Barnard.
An early production of John Kirk, who died in 1776. It
was, however, probably not executed during the year of Barnard’s
mayoralty.
282. R o b e r t B a r k e r . 1744.
Bust of Barker, r., hair short, no drapery. Leg. r o b e r t u s
BARKER. Below, A. DASSIER F .
Rev. Within an ornamental border decorated with the head
of Salus above, and that of Aesculapius entwined with serpents
below, DOCTOR MEDICOS SOCIUS REGIffi SOCIET . LONDINENSIS
m d c c x l iv . (Doctor of Physic, Fellow of the Royal Society of
London, 1744.)
2T5. Snelling, xxxi. 2. Mazzuchelli, II. PI. clxxxiv. 4.
MB. M.
One of Dassier’s series of medals of illustrious men. (See
No. 185, p. 558.)
Robert Barker was an eminent physician and a member of
the Royal Society, to the Transactions of which body he was
an occasional contributor. He died in London, 9 Sept. 1745.
233. R o b e r t . B a r k e r . 1744.
Bust of Barker, r., &e.; same as the preceding.
Rev. Inscription, p r je s e s s o c ie t a t is r e g i* l o n d in e n s is .
m d c c x l iv . (President of the Royal Society of London, 1744.)
Above, festoons of flowers; below, branches of oak.
2-15.
MB. M.
This reverse belongs to the following medal of Sir Hans
Sloane. Dr. Barker was never President of the Royal Society.
234. S ir H ans S lo a n e , B a r t . 1744.
Bust of Sir Hans Sloane, I., cap on head, in loose robe.
Leg. HANS SLOANE EQU . BARONETTUS. Below, A. DASSIER . F .
Rev. Inscription, p r ie s e s so c ie t a t is r e g i* l o n d in e n s is .
m d c c x l iv . Above, festoons of flowers ; below, branches of oak.
Same as the preceding.
2-15. Snelling, xxxiii. 3. Mazzuchelli, II. PI. clxxxiv. 2.
' MB. M.
One of Dassier’s series of medals of illustrious men. (See
No. 185, p. 558.)
Sir Hans Sloane, physician and collector of natural history,
born at Killileagh in Ireland in 1660, went to Jamaica in 1687
as physician to the Duke of Albemarle, whence he returned
with a rich store of plants. He was chosen Secretary to the
Royal Society in 1693 ; attended Queen Anne in her last illness
; was created a baronet in 1716, and in 1719 elected
President of the College of Physicians. He succeeded Sir
Isaac Newton in the chair of the Royal Society, and died at
Chelsea in 1752. His collections of curiosities became the
foundation of the British Museum.
235. E dmund H a l l e y . 1744.
Bust of Hailey, r., hair long, in loose mantle trimmed with
fur. Leg. edm u n d u s h a l l e y . a . d a s s ie r . f .
Rev. Within an ornamental border, astronom us r e g is m a g n r