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Death of Henri van Assche, painter in Brussels, medal struck by order of the artists

Also known as: Overlijden van Henri van Assche, kunstschilder te Brussel, penning geslagen op last van de kunstenaars

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1841

Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: on a console: painting, the upper left corner of which is draped with a wreath with ribbon; in front of the painting: paper, palette with brushes, open box and three decorations within a beaded rim and an inscription.

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3867; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.8 cm x weight 92.77 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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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
diameter 6.8 cm x weight 92.77 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 6.8 cm x weight 92.77 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man within an inscription.
Reverse
on a console: painting, the upper left corner of which is draped with a wreath with ribbon; in front of the painting: paper, palette with brushes, open box and three decorations within a beaded rim and an inscription.

Identification

Original title
Overlijden van Henri van Assche, kunstschilder te Brussel, penning geslagen op last van de kunstenaars
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-3867
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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