Foundation of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, in honour of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, medal awarded to Ph. de Droogers
Also known as: Stichting van de Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten te Brussel, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning uitgereikt aan Ph. de Droogers
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1817
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within a wreath of myrtle foliage; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3405; its record gives material recorded as gilding (material), silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), gild, engraving; measurements diameter 5 cm x weight 46.55 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
- gilding (material), silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), gild, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 5 cm x weight 46.55 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5 cm x weight 46.55 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath of myrtle foliage; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Stichting van de Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten te Brussel, ter ere van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden, penning uitgereikt aan Ph. de Droogers
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3405
- Museum classification
- history 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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