Historical and Art Medals

John Gilchrist, 1841, a copper medal by C. Voigt for Pinches, bust three-quarters right, rev. seated angel instructing three children, edge named (Hubert H.C. Blake), 57mm (Pudd. 841.1; MJP p.47). Extremely fine and very rare (£90-120)

Provenance:
J.N. Spencer Collection.

Illustrated on the Plates. John Borthwick Gilchrist (1759-1841), assistant surgeon with the EIC and linguist, was appointed as the first principal of Fort William College in 1800