Relief of Dresden, medal in honour of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa
Also known as: Ontzet van Dresden, penning ter ere van van Frans I, Duits keizer, en Maria Theresia
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1759
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath and a woman with diadem within a circumscription. Reverse: soldier in Roman armour, leaning on a lance, and a crowned woman with an escutcheon, whose chains have been broken, standing beside the seated river god Elbe, with rudder and water jug, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2610; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.6 cm x weight 34.86 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.6 cm x weight 34.86 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.6 cm x weight 34.86 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath and a woman with diadem within a circumscription.
- Reverse
- soldier in Roman armour, leaning on a lance, and a crowned woman with an escutcheon, whose chains have been broken, standing beside the seated river god Elbe, with rudder and water jug, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Ontzet van Dresden, penning ter ere van van Frans I, Duits keizer, en Maria Theresia
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2610
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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Research required
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