Commemorative Medal

Alexandre Georges Geefs (signed by artist), 1863

Bronzen penning. Voorzijde: borststuk man binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: beschenen door opgaande zon trekt vliegende engel aan touw boot, waar gevulde hoorn van overvloed in ligt, voort over water; links: oever met kerktoren, riet en waterkruik.

  • Artwork typehistory medal
  • Object numberNG-MC-1174
  • Dimensionsdiameter 7.5 cm x weight 184.17 g
  • Physical characteristicsbronze

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Commemorative Medal

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-1174

  • Description

    Bronzen penning. Voorzijde: borststuk man binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: beschenen door opgaande zon trekt vliegende engel aan touw boot, waar gevulde hoorn van overvloed in ligt, voort over water; links: oever met kerktoren, riet en waterkruik.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription, reverse: ‘L’ESCAUT EST LIBRE // ALEX. GEEFS. INV. NO. ET FEC. / TRAITES DES 12 MAI ET 16 JUILLET / 1863’
    • inscription, obverse: ‘LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES / ALEX. GEEFS. FEC.’

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Creation

  • Creation

    medalist: Alexandre Georges Geefs (signed by artist), Brussels

  • Dating

    1863

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze

  • Dimensions

    diameter 7.5 cm x weight 184.17 g

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  • Place

  • Period

    1863-07-19

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

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Alexandre Georges Geefs

Commemorative Medal

Brussels, 1863

Inscriptions

  • inscription, obverse:LEOPOLD PREMIER ROI DES BELGES / ALEX. GEEFS. FEC.
  • inscription, reverse:L’ESCAUT EST LIBRE // ALEX. GEEFS. INV. NO. ET FEC. / TRAITES DES 12 MAI ET 16 JUILLET / 1863

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-1174

Entry

Bronze commemorative medal with on recto the left profile of King Leopold I of Belgium; and on verso a flying angel pulls a boat filled with the horn of plenty, with left a riverbank with church tower, reed and a jar.

This medal was made when the Dutch blockade of the River Scheldt was lifted in 1863.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1174

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Alexandre Georges Geefs, Commemorative Medal, Brussels, 1863', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20047670

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