First Peace of Paris, medal with busts of Alexander, Tsar of Russia, Frederick William III, King of Prussia, and the Dukes of Wellington and Blücher
Also known as: Eerste vrede van Parijs, penning met borstbeelden van Alexander, tsaar van Rusland, Frederik Willem III, koning van Pruisen en de hertogen van Wellington en Blucher
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1814
Obverse: busts of four men facing right above date within legend. Reverse: helmeted Britannia, leaning on a ship's rudder and escutcheon; at her feet a young boy pointing to an open book with a depiction of an ouroboros containing the numeral XIX and inscription, within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-20-233-D; its record gives material recorded as wax; technique casting; measurements diameter 4.9 cm x weight 44 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wax
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- diameter 4.9 cm x weight 44 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.9 cm x weight 44 g
Design
- Obverse
- busts of four men facing right above date within legend.
- Reverse
- helmeted Britannia, leaning on a ship's rudder and escutcheon; at her feet a young boy pointing to an open book with a depiction of an ouroboros containing the numeral XIX and inscription, within legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Eerste vrede van Parijs, penning met borstbeelden van Alexander, tsaar van Rusland, Frederik Willem III, koning van Pruisen en de hertogen van Wellington en Blucher
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-20-233-D
- Museum classification
- history medal · medal · cast
Catalogue references
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