Bronze Portrait Medals

A collection of bronze medals featuring profile portraits of historical figures, showcasing intricate details and varying styles from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Claude-Antoine-Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville (1762-1838) 1828 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers Claude-Antoine-Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville was a colonel and a Peer of France. Choiseul was loyal to the Bourbon monarchy and was arrested three times while fighting for their reinstatement. In 1799 he was shipwrecked off of Calais and sentenced to death, only narrowly escaping due to a change in regime. During both the 1814-1830 Bourbon Restoration and the subsequent July Monarchy, Choiseul was a prominent member of government. He championed the new liberalism of 1827-30, and his espousal of political change attracted the Republican David dAngers. The artist endorsed this political shift in 1828 by immortalizing Choiseul in this bronze medallion. The medallion is a transitional piece that suggests Davids mature Romantic style in the large-scale medallion format in which the bust extends to the medals upper and lower edges in high relief that would become identified with

Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708), first architect of the king (1681-1708), Superintendent of the King's buildings (1699-1708), 1817 Masson. Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708), first architect of the king (1681-1708), Superintendent of the King's buildings (1699-1708), 1817. Bronze.

Fra Alberto Belli, died 1482 obverse. Dated: c. 1497. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Niccolò Fiorentino.

Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), J. Duvivier (main title), 1761. Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Matteo de' Pasti, Leone Battista Alberti, 1404 1472, Architect and Writer on Art and Science (obverse), 1446 1450 Leone Battista Alberti, 1404-1472, Architect and Writer on Art and Science obverse

Bliżej Kultury Kurnatowski, Mieczysław (1833 1904)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Artist: Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788-1856 Paris). Culture: French. Dimensions: Diameter: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm). Date: signed and dated 1845, cast between 1845 and 1857.Pierre-Jean David d'Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David d'Angers extended his defini

Claude-Antoine-Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville (1762-1838) 1828 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers Claude-Antoine-Gabriel, duc de Choiseul-Stainville was a colonel and a Peer of France. Choiseul was loyal to the Bourbon monarchy and was arrested three times while fighting for their reinstatement. In 1799 he was shipwrecked off of Calais and sentenced to death, only narrowly escaping due to a change in regime. During both the 1814-1830 Bourbon Restoration and the subsequent July Monarchy, Choiseul was a prominent member of government. He championed the new liberalism of 1827-30, and his espousal of political change attracted the Republican David dAngers. The artist endorsed this political shift in 1828 by immortalizing Choiseul in this bronze medallion. The medallion is a transitional piece that suggests Davids mature Romantic style in the large-scale medallion format in which the bust extends to the medals upper and lower edges in high relief that would become identified with

Marcantonio Flaminio, 1498-1550, poet obverse. Dated: 1520s. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.68 cm (2 5/8 in.) gross weight: 109.11 gr (0.241 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giulio della Torre.

Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), 1807. Cuper, 1807. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Numismatics

Robespierre (1758-1794). Culture: French. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 6 1/8 × 6 1/4 in. (15.6 × 15.9 cm). Maker: Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788-1856 Paris). Date: 1835.Pierre-Jean David d'Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David d'Angers extended his definition of public mon

Sulaiman the Magnificent, Sultan of Turkey (1520-1566). Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/8 in. (130 mm). Date: ca. 1520.After he captured Belgrade in 1521, and the kingdom of Hungary in 1526 and laid siege to Vienna in 1529, the Ottoman sultan Süleyman the Magnificent (r. 1520-66) achieved international fame and notoriety. Like Mehmet II before him, Süleyman was often portrayed on medals. Rulers throughout Europe both admired and feared the sultan, who was recognized as one of the viri illustri of his time. Several different casts of this oversized medallion survive. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Restoration of the Louvre Museum, 1817 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Restoration of the Louvre Museum, 1817. Bronze. 1817.

Francesco da Sangallo, Elena Marsuppini, d 1575, Wife of Francesco da Sangallo, 1551 Elena Marsuppini, d. 1575, Wife of Francesco da Sangallo

Annibale Fontana, Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, 1538 1600, Milanese Painter and Theorist (obverse), c 1560 Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, 1538-1600, Milanese Painter and Theorist obverse

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857), songmaker Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857), songmaker. Bronze pushed back.

Charles Philipon 1834 Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Pierre-Jean David dAngers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself to a personal campaign of creating contemporary and retrospective medallic

Unveiling of the statue of Rembrandt, Laurent Joseph Hart, 1852 history medal Bronze medal. Front: Statue of Rembrandt between inscriptions within the Omschrift. Rendant: Shield with inscription Hanging with wreath, palette with brushes, painting stick, career knife, sealed diploma, portfolio on which brush and etching pen, drawing book and a number of paintings, surrounded by palm and olive branches, sun rays and star under pennel with inside Omnift Brussels bronze (metal) striking (metalworking) Rembrandtplein

Girolamo Cardano, 1501-1576, Physician and Philosopher of Pavia obverse. Dated: c. 1550. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.02 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 59.71 gr (0.132 lb.) axis: 11:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Leone Leoni.

Recovery of the Statue of Napoleon 1st on the column of Austerlitz, July 28, 1833 Emile Rogat (1770-1852). Restoration of the statue of Napoleon 1st on the column of Austerlitz, July 28, 1833. Bronze.

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Ippolito d'Este, 1479 1520, Cardinal 1493, probably 1503 Ippolito d'Este, 1479-1520, Cardinal 1493

Spirit Victor Elisabeth Boniface, Count de Castellane (1788-1862), Marshal de France (1852), 1851 Jean Louis Michel Schmitt (1807-1890). Spirit Victor Elisabeth Boniface, Count de Castellane (1788-1862), Marshal de France (1852), 1851. Bronze.

Installation of the first stone of the new meeting room of the House of Deputies, November 4, 1829 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Installation of the first stone of the new meeting room of the Chamber of Deputies, November 4, 1829. Bronze. 1829.

Pierre Didot (1760-1853), French printer, 1823 Adrien-Hippolyte Veyrat (1803-1883). Pierre Didot (1760-1853), French Printer. Bronze, 1823.

Jacoba Correggia obverse. Dated: c. 1500. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.31 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 66.01 gr (0.146 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: gilded bronze//Five times pierced. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Giancristoforo Romano.

Currency of Paris (n. - d.), François II (main title). Bronze copper alloy. Gilding. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Portrait of Leonello D'Este, Marquess of Ferrara (obverse), c. 1440-1444. Pisanello (Italian, Ferrara, c. 1395-1455). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).

Pierre-Jean David, dit David d'Angers (1788-1856). "Portrait of Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, military surgeon (1766-1842)". White steary plaster on a blue background. Paris, Carnavalet museum.

Giuliano della Rovere, 1443-1513, afterwards Pope Julius II, 1503 obverse. Dated: c. 1494/1499. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Giovanni Candida.

Guido Rangoni, 1485-1539, Lord of Spilimberto obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.82 cm (2 11/16 in.) gross weight: 147.47 gr (0.325 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Vicentino.

Medaille met portret van F. Leroux, Achille Collas (possibly), in or after 1838 print France paper historical persons. ornament ~ medallion

Gianfrancesco Enzola, Costanzo Sforza, 1447 1483, Lord of Pesaro 1473 (obverse), 1475 Costanzo Sforza, 1447-1483, Lord of Pesaro 1473 obverse

Installation of the first stone of the pantin barrier, November 4, 1825 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867). Installation of the first stone of the puppet barrier. Paris (nineteenth arrest), November 4, 1825. Bronze. 1825.

Rebustment of the Statue of Henry IV on the bridge-nine, 1817 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Restoration of the Henry IV statue on the bridge. Bronze, 1817.

Emilian 16th Century, Portrait of a Lady, second half 16th century Portrait of a Lady

Comitia Americana : Washington before Boston, 1776 , Boston Mass., History, Siege, 1775-1776, United States, History, Revolution, 1775-1783, Campaigns, Washington, George, 1732-1799

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Alfred Johannot (1800-1837), painter and engraver. Bronze, sand cast iron. 1831. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 58287-6 Bronze, sand cast iron, engraver, french painter, portrait

Tomb of Antonio Canova 1827 Medalist: Antonio Fabris Canova's monument in the Church of Santa Maria dei Frari in Venice was executed in 1827 by his pupils after his unrealized project for the Tomb of Titian in that same church. Canova himself had adapted the project previously for the mausoleum of the Archduchess Christiana in Vienna.. Tomb of Antonio Canova. Medalist: Antonio Fabris (Italian, Udine 1792-1865 Venice). Italian, Venice. 1827. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

Antonio Vicentino, Guido Rangoni, 1485 1539, Lord of Spilimberto (obverse) Guido Rangoni, 1485-1539, Lord of Spilimberto obverse

Plaque on Constantin Meunier. Acquired on the Paris World Exhibition 1900

Domenico Poggini, Lucrezia de' Medici, 1545 1561, Daughter of Cosimo I, First Wife of Alfonso II d'Este 1558 (reverse), 1552 1590 Lucrezia de' Medici, 1545-1561, Daughter of Cosimo I, First Wife of Alfonso II d'Este 1558 reverse

Second centenary of the birth of General Hoche (1768-1797), 1968 Second centenary of the birth of General Hoche (1768-1797), 1968. Bronze.

Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820 Anonymous. Birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, 1820. Copper.

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417-1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano obverse. Dated: 1446. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.04 cm (3 3/16 in.) gross weight: 196.95 gr (0.434 lb.) axis: 1:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: MATTEO DE' PASTI.

Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), MP to Convention, 1793 Anonymous. Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Member of Parliament for the Convention, 1793. Etain.

Bliżej Kultury mennica Canberra, Machin, Arnold (1911 1999), Devlin, Stuart

Niccolò Fiorentino, Lorenzo de' Medici, il Magnifico, 1449 1492 (obverse), c 1490 Lorenzo de' Medici, il Magnifico, 1449-1492 obverse

Second entrance to Louis XVIII to Paris, July 8, 1815 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Second entrance to Louis XVIII to Paris, July 8, 1815. Bronze, 1815.

Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux (1788-1881). Capitulation of Mantua, January 30, 1797. Copper, 1807. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Medal, numismatics

Tommaso Rangone, 1493-1577, Physician of Ravenna obverse. Dated: 1562. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) gross weight: 22.82 gr (0.05 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Matteo Pagani.

Clerion, Charles-Jacques (n.1637-D.1714-04-28), Louis Philippeaux de la Vrillière (main title), 1675. Cuisk alloy. Clear brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Style of Giancristoforo Romano, Jacoba Correggia (obverse), c 1500 Jacoba Correggia obverse

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Round medallion of the administrator and officer, Louis-Félix-Etienne, Marquis de Turgot (1796-1866) and his wife. Relief. Patinated plaster, blue background, 1852. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Director, French diplomat, wife, woman, blue background, politician, marquis, round medallion, officer, patina patina, relief, couple

Catherine II The Great, Empress of Russia 1771 Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian The abbreviated Russian legend translates: "By the grace of God, Catherine II, empress and sovereign of all Russia.". Catherine II The Great, Empress of Russia 201442

Medal: Giovanni Antonio de' Conti model late 15th century (possibly cast 16th or 17th century) Style of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian The obverse bears a bust of Giovanni Antonio de Conti,count of Urbecche and Modigliana (1459 - 1501), andthe reverse shows an eagle perched on a branch with thecoat of arms of the Guidi family of Romagna. The surfaceis worn but shows sharp details; the old cast maydate from the sixteenth or seventeenth century.. Medal: Giovanni Antonio de' Conti 461142

Attributed to Giovanni Candida, Giovanni Candida, before 1450 c 1499, Medallist Giovanni Candida, before 1450-c. 1499, Medallist

Pie IX (1792-1878), pape (1846-1878), 1849 Jean Louis Michel Schmitt (1807-1890). Pius IX (1792-1878), Pope (1846-1878), 1849. Bronze, 1849.

Jan Heweliusz (1611 1687) Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833), Marshal of France 1828 Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Pierre-Jean David dAngers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself to a personal campaign of creating con

Elevation of Willem III to commander-in-chief of land and naval power. Bronze medal. Front: Breast man. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms within circumcision.

Roussel, Jérôme (n.1663-D.1713-12-22), Academy of Inscriptions (main title), 1663. Metal. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Caradosso Foppa, Donato Bramante, c 1444 1514, Architect (obverse) Donato Bramante, c. 1444-1514, Architect obverse

Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Return of the ashes of the emperor Napoleon I, December 15, 1840. Copper. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismatics

Chinard, Joseph (N.1756-02-12-D.1813), J.-B. Rewbell, member of the Management Board (Main title), 1795. Patinated plaster. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Emile Diaz, Son of the Painter 1850-1875 France. Bronze . Antoine Louis Barye

Pierre Jean David DANGERS. "Mr. La Revellière-Lépeaux, 1825". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 39539-8 Convention, Depote, Directory, French, politician, legislative, medallion, portrait

Falck, Jeremias, inventor: David Beck, Magnus Gabriel de la Gardie, 1649, copper engraving, graphics, image width 21.5 cm, image height 31.6 cm

Roussel, Jérôme (n.1663-D.1713-12-22), taking of Rethel (main title), 1650. Metal. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Portrait of a Lady obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.41 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 61.17 gr (0.135 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Maria Pomedelli.

Italian 16th Century, A Senator, 16th century A Senator

The Lincoln Centenary 1909 George T. Morgan. The Lincoln Centenary. George T. Morgan (British, Birmingham 1845-1925 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). American. 1909. Bronze

Antonio Pizzamani ca. 1490 Manner of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian Born into a family of Florentine goldsmiths, Niccolò ranks among the leading portrait medalists of the Italian Renaissance. Working in high relief, he created effigies that are bolder in scale, more varied, and more bluntly realistic than anything produced earlier.. Antonio Pizzamani 191172

Department of the Seine Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis (1849-1918). Department of Seine, Around 1890.

People. Portrait of Elisabeth-Thérèse-Joséphine Sorbet, now Ms. Peuvrier. Bronze. 1832. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 76256-17

Medallion creator Pierre Jean David d'Angers

Matteo de' Pasti, Isotta degli Atti, 1432 1433 1474, Mistress 1446, then Wife after 1453, of Sigismondo Malatesta (obverse), 1446 Isotta degli Atti, 1432/1433-1474, Mistress 1446, then Wife after 1453, of Sigismondo Malatesta obverse

Franz Joseph I, Honorary Award of the Imperial-Royal Ministry of Trade at the National Exhibition of Metal Industry in Krakow. Tautenhayn, Josef Hermann (1837-1911), creator

Bliżej Kultury Rygier, Teodor (1841 1913), Vagnetti, Giovanni (1840 post 1890)

Alexandre Jules Clément Chaplain (1839-1809). "Louis Legrand, vicar general, parish priest of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois". Patinated plaster Bronze, 1891. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Portrait

Anonymous / 'Roman Man'. Ca. 1550. White marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Tribute to the victims of the three glorious, 27-28-29 July 1830 DUSSEAUT. Tribute to the victims of the three glorious, 27-28-29 July 1830. Bronze.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), writer, physicist and American diplomat, 1818 Joseph Arnold Pingret (1798-1862). Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), writer, physicist and American diplomat. Bronze, 1818.

Francesco IV Gonzaga, 1586-1612, 5th Duke of Mantua 1612. Dated: 1612. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.) gross weight: 318.48 gr (0.702 lb.). Medium: bronze//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Balthasar Keller after Guillaume Dupré.

Ferdinando Francesco II d'Avalos of Aquino, Marquis of Pescara (ca. 1530-1571) ca. 1560-70 Medalist: Annibale Fontana. Ferdinando Francesco II d'Avalos of Aquino, Marquis of Pescara (ca. 1530-1571) 197762

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