BATTIN, John T. (fl 1840-60) British-American sculptor, medalist.
Born in England, 9 April 1805.
Came to America prior 1840.
Working in New York City 1840-45, in Pennsylvania 1848-.
Two of his carved marble stones in the Washington Monument.
Battin prepared portrait of Zachary Taylor for obverse for two
medals; the Battin-Longacre design was mediocre and received
contemporary criticism.
R E L I E F S
1840 Bethune (Doctor) Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C A M P A I G N I T E M S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Brown's Medal. . . . . DeWitt ZT 1848-2
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 56:1709, PCA 58:268, PCA 63:58
M E D A L S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Palo Alto Medal (portrait
modeled by Battin after painting by William Garl
Brown; dies engraved by James B. Longacre; struck
by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . Loubat 59, Julian MI-22
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 1:4245, BMP 1:4382, BMP 2:5277;
CAL 35:1132; J&J 8:211-212, J&J 9:474, J&J 14:808;
NAS 22:1677-1678; PCA 43:1241, PCA 44:1706,
PCA 49:1196, PCA 50:1427, PCA 52:334, PCA 53:324,
PCA 66:324, PCA 68:488, PCA 69:296, PCA 71:454.
PCA 72:529, PCA 73:560, PCA 75:336
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1]. 0000.999.38457
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 335:22
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Monterey Medal (portrait
modeled by Battin after painting by William Garl
Brown; dies engraved by James B. Longacre; struck
by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . Loubat 60, Julian MI-23
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 2:5278; J&J 8:213, PCA 48:491,
PCA 50:348-349, PCA 44:1707, PCA 50:1428,
PCA 51:1023, PCA 52:335, PCA 54:1809,
PCA 57:1728, PCA 68:489, PCA 69:297, PCA 72:530,
PCA 73:561, PCA 74:577, PCA 75:337, PCA 82:304
Collection: American Numismatic Society . 0000.999.38459
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 335:24
L I S T M E D A L S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Palo Alto Medal. . List 421
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Monterey Medal . . List 422
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 20:310; CAL 29:1049, CAL 32:2094
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1914} Comparette 22, 24, p 335.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 36.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:22.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:235.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M2 {1878} Loubat 59-60, p 281-298; (Loubat unaware Battin prepared Taylor portrait,
did not include biography on him).
M19 {1959} Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) General Taylor's Gold Medal for Rio
Grande Victories, The Numismatist 72:3 (March (1959) pp 259-265. Reprinted in: American Medals
and Medalists. (1963) pp 84-90.
M37 {1977} Julian MI-22, p 134; MI-23 135.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 11-12.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 25.
Born in England, 9 April 1805.
Came to America prior 1840.
Working in New York City 1840-45, in Pennsylvania 1848-.
Two of his carved marble stones in the Washington Monument.
Battin prepared portrait of Zachary Taylor for obverse for two
medals; the Battin-Longacre design was mediocre and received
contemporary criticism.
R E L I E F S
1840 Bethune (Doctor) Medallion . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C A M P A I G N I T E M S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Brown's Medal. . . . . DeWitt ZT 1848-2
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 56:1709, PCA 58:268, PCA 63:58
M E D A L S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Palo Alto Medal (portrait
modeled by Battin after painting by William Garl
Brown; dies engraved by James B. Longacre; struck
by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . Loubat 59, Julian MI-22
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 1:4245, BMP 1:4382, BMP 2:5277;
CAL 35:1132; J&J 8:211-212, J&J 9:474, J&J 14:808;
NAS 22:1677-1678; PCA 43:1241, PCA 44:1706,
PCA 49:1196, PCA 50:1427, PCA 52:334, PCA 53:324,
PCA 66:324, PCA 68:488, PCA 69:296, PCA 71:454.
PCA 72:529, PCA 73:560, PCA 75:336
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1]. 0000.999.38457
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 335:22
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Monterey Medal (portrait
modeled by Battin after painting by William Garl
Brown; dies engraved by James B. Longacre; struck
by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . Loubat 60, Julian MI-23
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 2:5278; J&J 8:213, PCA 48:491,
PCA 50:348-349, PCA 44:1707, PCA 50:1428,
PCA 51:1023, PCA 52:335, PCA 54:1809,
PCA 57:1728, PCA 68:489, PCA 69:297, PCA 72:530,
PCA 73:561, PCA 74:577, PCA 75:337, PCA 82:304
Collection: American Numismatic Society . 0000.999.38459
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 335:24
L I S T M E D A L S
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Palo Alto Medal. . List 421
1848 Taylor (Zachary) Victory at Monterey Medal . . List 422
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 20:310; CAL 29:1049, CAL 32:2094
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1914} Comparette 22, 24, p 335.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 36.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p
AE1 {1988} Falk, 1:22.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:235.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M2 {1878} Loubat 59-60, p 281-298; (Loubat unaware Battin prepared Taylor portrait,
did not include biography on him).
M19 {1959} Chamberlain (Georgia Stamm) General Taylor's Gold Medal for Rio
Grande Victories, The Numismatist 72:3 (March (1959) pp 259-265. Reprinted in: American Medals
and Medalists. (1963) pp 84-90.
M37 {1977} Julian MI-22, p 134; MI-23 135.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 11-12.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 25.