Medal

The artwork is titled "Medal," an engraving created by Gérard Edelinck between the 17th and 18th centuries. The sheet measures 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 inches (8 x 8 cm). Classified under Prints, it is held within the Drawings and Prints department, entering the collection as a Bequest of Phyllis Massar in 2011.

Gérard Edelinck was a Flemish engraver, born in 1640 and deceased in 1707. No specific culture or provenance information is available for this particular "Medal" engraving. The catalogue data does not include any record of exhibitions or literature pertaining to this specific work.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several comparable works by or associated with Edelinck and the period, including multiple items simply titled "Medal" from the 17th–18th century, and engravings of individuals such as "Guillaume de Lamoignon" and "Martin Vanden Bogaert, called Desjardins" from the 17th or late 17th century.