Erection of a statue of the painter Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp, medal struck by the mint workshop from the time of Rubens, which was set up on one of the pageant floats in the procession
Also known as: Oprichting van een standbeeld voor de schilder Pieter Paul Rubens te Antwerpen, penning geslagen door het muntatelier uit de tijd van Rubens, dat op een van de praalwagens van de optocht was ingericht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840-08
Silver medal. Obverse: inscription within a laurel wreath. Reverse: inscription above a crowned coat of arms between two stars. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3839; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.94 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.94 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 7.94 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription within a laurel wreath.
- Reverse
- inscription above a crowned coat of arms between two stars.
Identification
- Original title
- Oprichting van een standbeeld voor de schilder Pieter Paul Rubens te Antwerpen, penning geslagen door het muntatelier uit de tijd van Rubens, dat op een van de praalwagens van de optocht was ingericht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3839
- 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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