Theseus Obtains His Father's Sword, Medal with Which H.F. Brandt Won the 'Grand Prix de Gravure en Médaille'
Also known as: Theseus verkrijgt het zwaard van zijn vader, penning waarmee H.F. Brandt de 'Grand Prix de Gravure en Medaille' won
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1813
Single-sided lead medal. Obverse: Theseus with sword in hand lifts a boulder; exergue: inscription. Reverse: blank. Competition medal. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3240-A; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 8.2 cm x weight 100.89 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 8.2 cm x weight 100.89 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 8.2 cm x weight 100.89 g
Design
- Obverse
- Theseus with sword in hand lifts a boulder; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- blank. Competition medal.
Identification
- Original title
- Theseus verkrijgt het zwaard van zijn vader, penning waarmee H.F. Brandt de 'Grand Prix de Gravure en Medaille' won
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3240-A
- Museum classification
- copy · medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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