“三个优雅”王冠 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	“三个优雅”王冠
品名（英）	"Three Graces" crown
入馆年号	2002年，2002.205.3
策展部门	欧洲雕塑和装饰艺术（European Sculpture and Decorative Arts）
创作者	William Wyon【1795 至 1851】【英国人】
创作年份	公元 1817
创作地区
分类	硬币（Coins）
尺寸	Diameter: 39 毫米
介绍（中）	佩卢索收藏的英国硬币揭示了皇家造币厂在乔治三世统治后期（1760-1820年在位）所达到的非凡准确性。其铸币的优越性很大程度上归功于蒸汽动力铸造机械的引入。据说只有三个"三恩典"皇冠的黄金标本被铸造;它从未打算用于一般流通。模具经过精心准备，使凸起区域的哑光饰面与灿烂的抛光背景区分开来。背面的三重奏代表爱尔兰（带有她的属性，竖琴），英国（盾牌上有联盟旗帜）和苏格兰（在蓟旁边）。他们比安东尼奥·卡诺瓦（Antonio Canova）的大理石三恩典组中的人物穿着得体，但显然受到他们的启发，因此得了绰号。卡诺瓦小组的第二个版本，现在由爱丁堡的苏格兰国家美术馆和伦敦的维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆共享，甚至在 1818 年运往英国之前就在英国很有名。
介绍（英）	The Peluso collection of English coins reveals the extraordinary accuracy achieved by the Royal Mint late in the reign of George III (r. 1760–1820). The superiority of its coinage owed much to the introduction of steam-powered minting machinery. Only three gold specimens of the "Three Graces" crown are said to have been struck; it was never intended for general circulation. The dies were painstakingly prepared so that the matte finish of the raised areas sets them apart from the brilliantly burnished background. The trio on the reverse represents Ireland (with her attribute, the harp), Britain (with the Union flag on her shield), and Scotland (beside a thistle). They are more decently clad than the figures in Antonio Canova's marble group of the Three Graces but are manifestly inspired by them, hence the nickname. The second version of Canova's group, now shared by the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, was famous in England even before it was shipped there in 1818.