Medal — Memorial Medal for Charles I, Roettiers, Jan, London, ca. 1670
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670
Medal — Memorial Medal for Charles I, Roettiers, Jan, London, ca. 1670 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1670. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, bronze, Charles I Memorial Medal, by Jan Roettiers, England (London) , ca.
1670. Museum description: Obverse: bust of Charles I in armour, facing right, inscribed. Reverse: Sheep without shepherd graze in a landscape while a hand descends from the clouds above holding a celestial crown, inscribed. The museum record gives material recorded as bronze; measurements Diameter 5 cm; place associated: London; maker recorded: Roettiers, Jan. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The execution of Charles I was commemorated in many medals, both contemporary and later. Jan Roettiers (1631-1703) was Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint. He was a member of a whole dynasty of medallists, beginning with his father Philip, who was born in 1596, and ending with the death of Alexandre Louis Roettiers de Montaleau in 1855. The legend in Latin, reads: ‘Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland and of glorious memory’.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, struck
- Maker recorded
- Roettiers, Jan
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'CAROL. D. G. M. B. F. ET. H. REX. &. GLOR. MEM.' [signed] 'R'; 'VIRTVT. EX. ME. FORTVNAM. EX. ALIJS'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- A.153-1978
- Museum system number
- O111646
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.