George Inness Gold Medal 1900

This gold medal, created in 1900 by American sculptor Jonathan Scott Hartley, commemorates the landscape painter George Inness (1825–1894). The medal features a profile portrait of Inness in high relief, surrounded by an inscription that reads “George Inness - Landscape Painter - MDCCCLXXV MDCCCXCIV.” The medal is a testament to Inness's lasting legacy as one of the most important American landscape painters of the 19th century, and is an example of how medals can be used to honor and remember significant figures in history.