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Drawing Academy 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' in Rotterdam, medal of the first size, medal awarded to H. Cramer for Perspective

Also known as: Tekenakademie 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' te Rotterdam, penning van de eerste grootte, penning uitgereikt aan H. Cramer voor Doorzigtkunde

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1820 - 1850

Drawing Academy 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' in Rotterdam, medal of the first size (medal with obverse of 1820) awarded in 1850 to H. Cramer for Perspective. Silver medal.

Obverse: seated woman with flame on head, representing the Art of Drawing, draws on canvas that she holds on her knees; before her a rooster, behind her compass and set square, leaning against a truncated column on which stands a burning lamp within a circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription within a laurel wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-18; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 66.48 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
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking), engraving
Measurements
diameter 5.2 cm x weight 66.48 g
Dimensions museum
diameter 5.2 cm x weight 66.48 g

Design

Obverse
seated woman with flame on head, representing the Art of Drawing, draws on canvas that she holds on her knees; before her a rooster, behind her compass and set square, leaning against a truncated column on which stands a burning lamp within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse
inscription within a laurel wreath.

Identification

Original title
Tekenakademie 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' te Rotterdam, penning van de eerste grootte, penning uitgereikt aan H. Cramer voor Doorzigtkunde
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-6-18
Museum classification
award medal

Catalogue references

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