Bronze Portrait Medals

A series of bronze profile medals featuring notable figures from the 18th-19th centuries, showcasing the artistry of sculptural portraiture.

Installation of the first stone of the Trocadero Barracks, August 31, 1826 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Portrait of Louis de France (1775-1844). (Other Face: Laying the first stone of the Trocadero Barracks). August 31, 1826. Bronze. 1826.

Duvivier, Jean (n.1687-02-07-D.1761-04-30), coronation of Louis XV (main title), 1722. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Paris.

Niccolò Palmieri, 1401-1467, Bishop of Orte 1455-1467 obverse. Dated: 1467. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Andrea Guacialoti.

Dominique Dufour, Baron de Pradt (1759-1837), French ecclesiastic and politician, commonly known as the "Abbé de Pradt," though at one time nominated by Bonaparte, for political services, Archbishop of Malines 1830 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

Augustin Thierry 1828, cast before 1844 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 retr

Medal: Presciano de Ferrara model 1473 Savelli Sperandio Italian Sperandio di Bartolommeo Savelli was an Italian medallist, architect, sculptor, painter, bronze and cannon caster. He was the son of a Roman goldsmith, Bartolommeo di Sperandio Savelli. Sperandio is first mentioned as a goldsmith at Ferrara in 1445 and again in 1447. He appears to have returned to Mantua at some point and to have been employed by Borso d'Este, Marquess of Ferrara, by the early 1460s. On the obverse is a portrait of Pellegrino Prisciani (ca. 1435 - 1518), and on the reverse Prisciani is shownas alter Prometheus standing on a dead eagle and holding a flame and an arrow. Prisciani was counselor to the dukes Borso and Ercole dEste; he designed the iconographical program of the decoration of Palazzo Schifanoia. The piece is a late aftercast, possibly from the nineteenth century, after a lead original.. Medal: Presciano de Ferrara 460705

Ponce-Denis Eschad-Lebrun, says Lebrun Pindare (1729-1807), French poet, 1821 Louis-Michel Petit (1791-1844). Ponce-Denis eschad-lebrun, Said Lebrun Pindare (1729-1807), French Poet, 1821. Bronze.

Konstanty Górski; Welo Ski, Pius (1849-1931), Meissner, Jan (1866-1905), Gerlach and Meissner (Warsaw; AD Medalier; Fl. Ca 1886-1910); 1897 (1897-00-00-1897-00-00);Partage Plus, subtitles, occasional inscriptions, busts, men's bars, portraits, secession (style)

Antoine, 1489-1544, Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1508. Dated: 1521/1525. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 57.37 gr (0.057 kg). Medium: steel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Gauvain.

Przeszo Przyszoci Marcinkowski, W Adys AW (1858 1947)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Portrait. Medallion. Entrance of Christ Church Burial Ground. Philadelphia. Pennsylvana. United States.

Philippe-Fr�d�ric Blandin (1798-1849), Surgeon, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, 1849 CUSCO. Philippe-Fr�d�ric Blandin (1798-1849), surgeon, professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Paris, 1849. Bronze.

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

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France 1780 Jean-Baptiste Nini Italian In a technique of his own invention, Nini refined the local clay through a process of elutriation and used it to cast his medallions from finely engraved copper molds.. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717-1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire). French, Chaumont-sur-Loire. 1780. Cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); wood frame. Sculpture-Miniature

Preliminary study in plaster for Rembrandt-Medalning, Johan Melchior Faddegon, 1906 Preliminary study in plaster for Rembrandt-Medaling. gypsum Preliminary study in plaster for Rembrandt-Medaling. gypsum

Chinard, Joseph (n.1756-02-12-D.1813), Madame Récamier (main title), 1799. Patinated terracotta. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Simone Michiel, died 1525, Protonotary, afterwards Canon of Verona 1498, Treviso 1510. Dated: c. 1500/1525. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 62 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Venetian 16th Century.

Julius II (Pope, 1503-15) 1504-5 Medalist: Gian Cristoforo Romano Italian The reverse presumably refers to the three-years peace concluded in February 1504, under the auspices of the Pope, between Louis XII and Ferdinand of Aragon.. Julius II (Pope, 1503-15) 196784

Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Restoration of the Henri IV statue on the Pont Neuf, October 28, 1817. Red copper (obverse). Paris, Carnavalet museum. Medal, numismatics

Bartolomeo Panciatichi, 1468-1533, Merchant obverse. Dated: 1517. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.56 cm (1 13/16 in.) gross weight: 34.14 gr (0.075 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Gauvain.

NAPOLEON A OSTERODE, 1ER AVRIL 1807 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Napoleon to Osterode, April 1, 1807. Bronze, 1807.

Bliżej Kultury Veyrat, Adrien Hippolyte (1803 1883)

Jacques Gauvain, Antoine, 1489 1544, Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1508, 1521 1525 Antoine, 1489-1544, Duke of Lorraine and Bar 1508

Anonymous (n. - d.), Antoine Coypel (main title). Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Francesco Sforza (1401-1466), Fourth Duke of Milan (r. 1450-66) late 15th century Italian, Milan The roundel probably belonged to the retrospective series of portraits of Milanese rulers.. Francesco Sforza (1401-1466), Fourth Duke of Milan (r. 1450-66) 191818

Gustave Planche, 1832. Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (French, 1788-1856). Bronze; overall: 14.5 x 14.5 x 1.9 cm (5 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 3/4 in.).

Birth of Peter the Great. Bronze medal. Front: brisket man and woman inside. Turning side: angel on cloud hands child to a crowned woman sitting next to coat of arms inside.

Ancient engraving of the two poets Stesichorus and Alcaeus. Below is Greek philosopher, Pythagoras

Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781) ca. 1774-76 Comte d'Artois, later Charles X of France. Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de l'Aulne (1727-1781) 199827

Diana. Dated: c. 1500. Dimensions: overall (oval): 4.86 x 3.37 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.) gross weight: 32.87 gr (0.072 lb.). Medium: bronze//Dark brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century, after the Antique.

Portrait medal of Antoine Perrenot Granvelle (obverse); Don Juan of Austria Receiving the Standard from Granvelle (reverse). Artist: Giovanni V. Melon (Italian, active ca. 1570-90). Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm, wt. 32.71 g.. Date: 1571.The obverse presents a portrait of Antoine Perrenot Granvelle (1517 - 1586), a leading minister for the Spanish Habsburgs during the resurgence of Protestantism in the sixteenth century. A friend and patron of the master painter Titian, Granville possessed a magnificent library and art collection. When Philip II of Spain became emperor in 1556, Granville was dispatched to the Netherlands, where his repression of Protestants forced him to be recalled. This medal commemorates the moment when Don Juan of Austria received from Granvelle the standard as commander of the fleetof the Holy League (Venice, Spain, and the Papal States) against the Turks, which is represented on the medal's reverse. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bliżej Kultury CONSTANTIUS GALLUS, Menna Trier

Bliżej Kultury Central Office of Publishers of the Supreme National Committee, Paziński, Kazimierz (1861 1921)

Girolama Sacrata 16th century Medalist: Pastorino di Giovan Michele de' Pastorini. Girolama Sacrata 195439

Bliżej Kultury Constantinus I, Mint of TREWIR

William Ducy, later Third Baronet and Viscount Downe (1615-1679) 1636 Medalist: Claude Varin. William Ducy, later Third Baronet and Viscount Downe (1615-1679) 197789

Peace of Vienna, October 14, 1809 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Peace of Vienna, October 14, 1809. Bronze. 1809.

Giovanni Alvise Toscani, c. 1450-1478, Milanese Jurisconsult, Consistorial Advocate, and Auditor General under Pope Sixtus IV obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lysippus Junior.

Johann Frederich, 1503-1554, Elector of Saxony 1532 obverse. Dated: c. 1532. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.59 cm (1 13/16 in.) gross weight: 28.54 gr (0.063 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: base silver. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Matthes Gebel.

Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833-1922), member of the Institute in 1874 1890 Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain French. Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833-1922), member of the Institute in 1874 187548 Artist: Medalist: Jules-Clment Chaplain, French, Mortagne, Orne 18391909 Paris, Lon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (18331922), member of the Institute in 1874, 1890, Bronze, brown patina; hollow cast, Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.10.55)

Giovanni II Bentivoglio 15th century Medalist: Savelli Sperandio Italian. Giovanni II Bentivoglio 207657

Saint Matthew. Culture: French, Limoges. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed, irregular diameter): 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm); Framed: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm). Enameler: Attributed to Jean III Pénicaud (French, died 1570). Date: ca. 1550.This set of four roundels (2013.967.1-.4) depicts the Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, each identified by inscriptions and accompanied by their respective symbols: the angel, the lion, the ox and the eagle. Two different artists are detectable: Mark and Luke stand out as the work of an exceptionally talented practitioner, including some breathtakingly lovely touches in the application of the flesh tones, rendered in a thin red wash on top of the translucent whites, the curls of the saints' hair, and details like the showering gold at the base of Luke's halo. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Eduard Suess, 1831-1914, Geologist obverse. Dated: 1897. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.49 cm (2 15/16 in.) gross weight: 157.69 gr (0.348 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Karl Gindra.

Portrait the Abel Bluenet (1795-1853), architec EVEMAN's B�ardie (1824-1881). Portrait The ABL BLOWET (1795-1853), Architects. Pencil. Paris, Museum Carnavaletet.

Louis Richard, fondeur: Bronzecast. Artist: Jacques-Louis David, French, 1748-1825

BLIŻEJ KULTURY

Medallion ca. 1824-30 Possibly by Jean Mascret. Medallion. French, Sèvres. ca. 1824-30. Stoneware. Ceramics-Pottery

Giovanni Bellini, Venetian painter (ca. 1430-1516) ca. 1500-1510 Medalist: Vittore Gambello Italian. Giovanni Bellini, Venetian painter (ca. 1430-1516). Medalist: Vittore Gambello (Italian, Venice, 1455/60-1537). Italian, Venice. ca. 1500-1510. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

Pietro da Fano, Giovanna Dandolo, Wife of Pasquale Malipiero (reverse), c 1452 1464 Giovanna Dandolo, Wife of Pasquale Malipiero reverse

PTOLEMY I Soter (367-283 BC). Egyptian pharaoh (305-285 BC). Tetradracma with portrait of Ptolemy I Soter. Coin. ITALY. LOMBARDY. Milan. Archaeological Museum.

Austria, Vienna, Zentralfriedhof. Central Cemetery, grave of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) 1900 Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty French. Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) 197736

MEDALLA JACINTO VERDAGUER (1845-1902). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Leendert Bolle, Mal for medal on Johann Georg Mezger, with low relief, inside circle man's portrait, three quarter, with border text and date, model mold embossed casting sculpture gypsum, Mal for penny or plaque on Johann Georg Mezger (Amsterdam 1838 - Paris 1909) one of the founders of physiotherapy. Dr. JOH.G. METZGER 1838 - 1909 massage physiotherapy health care Mezger

Ludwig Anton, Pfalzgraf von Pfalz-Neuburg.

Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Anonymous. Tokyo Fuji Art Museum. Bronze.

Portrait of a Woman. Dated: c. 1470/1500. Dimensions: overall (irregular): 5.1 x 3.8 cm (2 x 1 1/2 in.) gross weight: 35 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ferrarese 15th Century.

Ferdinand I, anonymous, 1775 - 1800 Oval plaquette on which a portrait bust of Ferdinand I with head is used to the right. He has a mustache and beard and wears a headgear (beret). He wears a cloak over his clothing with scalloped collar. The cloak is closed with a closure of 5 links. Bandwriting: front: Ferdinandvs. D.G. ROM. Imp. Rail side: Ferdinandvs Austiriacus. Compl. Uri. In Hispania Nat. ' Imp. An. VIII. Tue. L.S EDENTIB '. Paulo IV et Pio IV. The cessit. an ch. MDLX. Portrait golden. Turning bearing eye. Japan lacquer (coating). copper (metal). lacquer (coating)

Turkey / Byzantium: Justin I (450-527), Byzantine emperor, from the book Icones imperatorvm romanorvm (Icons of Roman Emperors), Antwerp, c. 1645. Justin I was a peasant and swineherd by birth, and after fleeing to Constantinople from an invasion, joined the army. His ability and skill saw him rise through the ranks to eventually become a general under Emperor Anastasius I. Justin I became so close to the emperor that by the time of his death in 518, Justin had become commander of the Excubitors, the palace guard. He was able to secure election as emperor due to his position and carefully placed bribes to the troops in the city.

One side plaque with cut corners, by Admiral Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), plaque copper, bust Cornelis Tromp slightly moved to the left engraved under bust: ADM CORN: TROMP Cornelis Tromp Rotterdam

Bliżej Kultury Langer, Jan Nepomissu (1838 1876)

Francois Etienne de Lorraine, Anonymous, 1775 - 1800 On the lower half of oval plaque, the portrait bust of man with head is used to the right. He has long curly hair. He wears a harness above which a neck cloth is visible. Over this, he bears a distinction sign on a ribbon. The portrait is golden and colored with red: the background is black and the inscription on the front and downside is golden. Bandwriting: front: Franc. Etienne de Lorraine. Reverse: Grand Duc de Tuscany / Né Le 8 Decembre 1708. On top of the rotating bearing eye. Japan lacquer (coating). copper (metal). lacquer (coating)

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Commemorating the rulers of the Baroda State, Sayaji Rao, Gaekwar, (1820-48) (one of a set of eight). Artist: Medalist: Frank Bowcher (British, London 1864-1938 London). Culture: British. Dimensions: 3 × 2 in. (7.6 × 5.1 cm). Date: 20th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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