JM Turner English painter landscape marine bronze art medal 1968 by Despierre. Â One of the best loved English painters. Â Facing portrait with his dates 1775-1851. Â This year is the 250th anniversary of his birth but this medal was made in 1968 as part of the continuing series of artists issued by the Monnaie de Paris, France. Â Reverse shows a boat on fire at sea.
Despierre engraved directly into the die, a tour de force
Monnaie de Paris issue , 68mm. diameter,
