Erection of a statue of the painter Peter Paul Rubens in Antwerp, medal struck by order of the Société Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Arts in Antwerp
Also known as: Oprichting van een standbeeld voor de schilder Pieter Paul Rubens te Antwerpen, penning geslagen op last van de Societe Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Arts te Antwerpen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man with a hat within a beaded rim. Reverse: inscription beneath a rose wreath with ribbons, above two tied laurel branches. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3843; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.5 cm x weight 390 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 390 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.5 cm x weight 390 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with a hat within a beaded rim.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath a rose wreath with ribbons, above two tied laurel branches.
Identification
- Original title
- Oprichting van een standbeeld voor de schilder Pieter Paul Rubens te Antwerpen, penning geslagen op last van de Societe Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Arts te Antwerpen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3843
- 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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