Photographs of medal awarded by Laurence Halloran to Francis Lord for school work

PXA 7299

fonds

1974 (photographs of an 1822 medal)

Graphic Materials, Photographs

9659183

2 photographic prints - gelatin silver

Laurence Halloran ran Dr. Halloran's Establishment for Liberal Education, also known as Sydney Grammar School, from 1819 to 1825. Francis Lord, son of Simeon Lord, was born 1812.

Reference:
Note accompanying photographs.

Black & white photographs of obverse and reverse of silver medal.

Obverse
Young boy being led by master wearing Roman attire in Roman setting. Legend: Ardua prima via est sed fit labor ipse voluptas [At first the way is hard, but labour itself becomes a delight].

Reverse
Legend: Ingenuo, magna que spei adolescenti Francisco Lord, propter insignes in artibus progressus, signum hoc honorarium dedit praeceptor ejus, et amicus, Laurentius Hollaran. [Upright young man of great future Francis Lord, on account of his distinguished progress in his studies, his praeceptor and friend Laurence Halloran gave this mark of honour] S.S.L.P. ?] 1822.

Original medal measurement 7.5 cm diameter.
Transferred from the Small Pictures File (Self Indexing File), Mitchell Library Reading Room, 2013 - SPF/Medals, 1822

Obverse inscribed 'S.Clayton' and 'Delt. et Sculp.'.