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Close-up images of bronze medals depicting historical figures and events, showcasing intricate details and craftsmanship, against simple backgrounds for emphasis.

Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes. Bronze, 1816.
Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Translation of the remains of the Duke of Enghien in the Sainte-Chapel of Vincennes. Bronze, 1816.
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Carnavalet museum, medal collection Bust law of Edward André Coremans on the left; Reverse registration on ten lines.Bliżej Kultury unknown, Dassier, JeanHenry IV. Artist: Medalist: Jean Dassier (Geneva 1676-1763 Geneva). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter (confirmed): 4.1 cm (41 mm). Date: 1731-32.This medal of Henry IV belongs to the English Monarchs series by the Swiss medalist Jean Dassier (1676-1763). Dassier was the chief engraver of the Geneva mint, and the group to which this medal belongs (2014.457.1-10) are among his most important medallic works, part of a series of 33 medals of the English sovereigns begun during his second stay in London and approved by Queen Caroline. These medals represent an important European medalist in one of his most significant series. The English Monarchs are also important precedents for medal making in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, examples of which are also found in Museum's collection. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Galerie métallique des grands hommes français (Great Men of France) Medal; Designed by Matthias Nicoles Marie Vivier (French, 1793 - 1830); cast bronze; Diam.: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); 1907-17-58Rod. Medal. Dona Maria Reine from Portugal. Metal, bronze. Nineteenth century. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 58755-17 Avers, bronze, medal, metal, numismatics, profile, portrait, queen Portugal, 19th centuryGrahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.Medal (obverse), 1800s. Jules Dupré (French, 1811-1889). Bronze; diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.).Carnavalet Museum, Medals CollectionDeath of General Spoor and Tribute to the Dutch soldiers in Indonesia 1949, Geurt Brinkgreve, 1949 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the bust of rail to right with a change, a Dutch soldier on the reverse side, behind which two working Indonesians, with a change, with explanation. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Henri Etienne St Claire Deville, 19th century French chemist, (c1855). In 1854 Deville (1818-1881) discovered the process for obtaining pure aluminium by reducing aluminium chloride with sodium. With the financial backing of Napoleon III, he built an experimental plant for large-scale production of aluminium and was able to display the pure metal at the Paris Exposition of 1855. Obverse of a medal commemorating 100 years of the use of aluminium.Medal of Jean Auguste DominiqueIngres. Artist: Paul Adrian Brodeur Subject: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, French, 1780-1867 Artist: Jean-Baptiste Eugene FarochonUnilateral medal on Albertus of Austria, penny footage copper, BRA GEL DNS LRI.The Establishment by Imperial Decree of Schools of Medicine, 1805 19th century Medalist (obverse): Bertrand Andrieu French This medal was struck for the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Paris Mint at the request of the donor, Hon. Levi P. Morton, formerly U.S. Minister to France.. The Establishment by Imperial Decree of Schools of Medicine, 1805 186812 Artist: Medalist (obverse): Bertrand Andrieu, French, 17611822, Artist: Medalist (reverse): Julien Marie Jouannin, active 17981811, The Establishment by Imperial Decree of Schools of Medicine, 1805, 19th century, Gilt bronze, struck, Diameter: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Hon. Levi P. Morton, 1885 (85.2.121)Fran�ois II (1794-183035) et amillic-Guillbaum and TheSnow (1786-1797), 1792 Peter Baldenbach (1762-1802). Fran�ois II (1768-1835), German Emperor Germanic (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835) and Fr�d�ric-Guilllaume II (1744-1797), King of Prussia (1786-1797). Silver, 1792.Carnavalet museum, medal collection André Vésale's right to the left; Reverse a tree surrounded by an inscription on nine lines.The company of notaries of Paris in Raymond Jegaden, its Deputy Secretary General, 1930-1960 Jules-Cl�ment Chaplain (1839-1910). The company of the notaries of Paris in Raymond Jegaden, his Deputy Secretary General, 1930-1960. Golden silver. 1893.Festival of Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848 (dummy title) Anonymous. Field of the Champ-de-Mars, May 21, 1848. Copper.Martin Luther, Gottfried Eichler, 1817 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man to the right inside. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingBliżej KulturyReintroduction of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands 1853, Leopold Wiener, 1853 history medal Bronze medal, on the front Christ that brings the daughter of Jairus to life in an antique -looking sick room, in the cut -out three lines of text, on the reverse eight lines of text under the coats of arms of the Archdiocese of Utrecht and the four Dutch dioceses. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Medal offered at Leblanc cointeur by engravers in the medals of the Paris currency for 35 years passed in their workshop, 1856 Money of Paris. Medal offered to the LeBlanc coin operator by the engravers in the medals of the Paris currency for the 35 years spent in their workshop, 1856. 1856-1856.ESTUCHE EN FORMA DE MEDALLA CONMEMORATIVA QUE GUARDA LA CONSTITUCION DE 1812 JURADA POR FERNANDO VII EL 9 DE MARZO DE 1820. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-NUMISMATICA. MADRID. SPAIN. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).Carnavalet museum, medal collectionBliżej Kultury Pędński, Kazimierz (1861 1921), Central Office of Publishers' Supreme National CommitteeSupposed Portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), General Manager of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790) Supposed portrait of Jacques Necker (1732-1804), Director General of the Royal Treasury (1776-1777), Director General of Finance (1777-1781, 1788-1789), Prime Minister of Finance (1789-1790). Tin. 1789-1790.Medallion (reverse). Henri Emile Allouard (French, 1844-1929). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).Carnavalet museum, medal collection Right a farmer sends her legs to the right and looking on the left, wearing a straw hat, holding a rake against the shoulder, rests; At the rear, a riveting, a shovel, a array, a tree trunk, a hawk, a wreath of wheat; At the outset, the mercury headdress surrounded by a palm and a caduceus; Reverse a smooth cartridge decorated with foliage, placed on a bay branch and a radiant background.Antoine de Loménie, 1560-1638, Counselor and Secretary of State 1606 obverse. Dated: 1630. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.81 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 33.58 gr (0.074 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 17th Century.Commemorative medal of celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino unknownNicolas-Marie Gatteaux, Horatio Gates, 1728-1806, Major General obverse, French, 1751 - 1832, 1787, bronzeMedal of Abraham Lincoln - Aboliton ofSlavery. Artist: Hugues Bovy, Swiss, 1841-1903Honorand: Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809-1865Giuseppe Cerbara, Pius VII (Barnaba Chiaramonti, 1742 1823), Pope 1800 (obverse), 1822 1823 Pius VII (Barnaba Chiaramonti, 1742-1823), Pope 1800 obverseMEDALLA DEL PREMIO NOBEL A JOSE ECHEGARAY-REVERSO.Jacoba Francina of Ravenna () [obverse. Dated: possibly 1581. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 26.67 gr (0.059 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Possibly Venetian 16th Century.Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589 obverse. Dated: 1598. Dimensions: overall (height with suspension loop): 4.96 cm (1 15/16 in.) overall (diameter without loop): 4.39 cm (1 3/4 in.) gross weight: 29.89 gr (0.066 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: gilded bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Conrad Bloc.August 1 Switzerland National Day Huguenin Frères & Co. S.A.Medal: Girolamo Savorgnan or Savorniano. Artist: Fra Antonio da Brescia (active ca. 1485-1525). Culture: Italian, Venice. Dimensions: Diam. 4.8 cm, wt. 47.72 g.. Date: model before 1514 (cast 19th century).This is one of eight medals ascribed to the medallist Fra Antonio da Brescia, which depictws sitters from Padua, Treviso, Verona, and Venice. A portrait of Girolamo Savorgnan or Savorniano (1466-1529), defender of the city of Osopo for Venice against Emperor Maximilian I in 1513-14, decorates the obverse. On the reverse is a seated man holding a model of the city Osopo in his hand and being crowned by Victory. This specimen is a nineteenth-century aftercast. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Queen Victoria Coronation Medal. Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 48 mm. Maker: Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783-1855, active England). Date: 1838. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Button (France); brassAuguste Patey (1855 - 1930), Gilded bronze medal of the Monnaie in Paris, medallions bronze gold, the Monnaie building: MONNAIE DE PARIS 1900 Monnaie de Paris Mint H..J. PateyANVERSO - MONEDA DE SALUSTIANO DE OLOZAGA - Conj nº 7075. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Medal, 1917. Jonathan M. Swanson (American, 1888-1963). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).Intaglio ca. 1780 Josiah Wedgwood British Diana seated with a bow. Intaglio. British, Staffordshire. ca. 1780. Jasperware, mottled with white on back. Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730-1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent). Ceramics-PotteryPlaster Cast of Medal of aMan. Engraver: Pierre-Jean David d’Angers, French, 1788-1856Pendant with portrait of Prince Maurits from Nassau. Portrait of Prince Maurits from Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder. Carved shell (Camee of Cypraea tigris), white on purple ground. Inscription Mauritius PR au Co .... in a processed golden list of enamelled flowers, intended to be worn as a medallion.Napoleon I Bonaparte, keizer der Fransen, Gottfried Eichler, 1813 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man with laurel wreath to the left inside. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingMedallion (France); Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, active Italy and France, 1717 - 1786); earthenware, salmon coloredHannah Rohr Tuffs. Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848-1907 Cornish, New Hampshire). Dimensions: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm). Date: 1872.During Saint-Gaudens's years as a cameo cutter's apprentice, he helped his masters meet the demand for carved shell broaches, bracelets, and other wearable keepsakes. His portrait of New York attorney John Tuffs (1990.78.1a,b) is believed to be his earliest surviving work. More than ten years after ordering the portrait of her husband, Hannah Rohr Tuffs (1829-1905) commissioned her pendant cameo when visiting Rome with her sister. By this time Saint-Gaudens established as a professional sculptor, cutting cameos for additional income. He expertly rendered her features in sharp profile. Her attire reflects a prim simplicity, but the elaborate hairstyle imparts an elegant touch. The pair is housed in original velvet-lined leather cases. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bliżej Kultury Pusch, Bruno (1824 1893)Vermaes, Menger, Medal on the unveiling of the statue of King William II in The Hague, medallions bronze bronze h 0,7, the statue with pedestal and two of the four pedestals (the Authority and the History), omschrift OPTIMVS. PRINCEPS. FORTISSIMVS. BELLI. DVX (The best monarch, the wavest war hero) DEDICATVM. XXIII-MAPT. MDCCCLIV (Unveiled 23 March 1854) Willem II royal house Oranjehuis OranjeAward at an industrial exhibition in Grudzie; OERTEL (Berlin; Medalierski; Fl. Ca 1891-1939); 1896 (1896-00-00-1896-00-00);Grudziądz (Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship), Partage Plus, Medals with Poland related, secession (style), exhibitions, industrial exhibitionsEmperor Titus, Manufactuur Oud-Loosdrecht, c. 1782 - c. 1784 Portrait medallion of Biscuit, representing according to the inscription the Roman emperor Titus. Loosdrecht porcelain Portrait medallion of Biscuit, representing according to the inscription the Roman emperor Titus. Loosdrecht porcelainPoincare-Clemenceau Medal (obverse), 1900s. Henri Nocq (French, 1868-1942). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.).Birth of Princess Juliana 1909, Pier Pander, 1909 history medal Small one -sided bronze plaque on which Queen Wilhelmina with child halfway above a framed text. Rome bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)Lange Emil (1841-1926), tomb for the sculptor J. Chr. Schaller (without date): front view (variant for Inv. No. 7672). Pencil watercolor on the box, 38.5 x 19.3 cm (including scan edges) Lange Emil (1841-1926): Grabmal für den Bildhauer J. Chr. SchallerTrojanowski, Witold Stanis AW - son of the artist; Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928); 1900 (1900-00-00-1900-00-00);Partage Plus, Trojanowski, Wincenty (1859-1928), plaques, secession (style)Petain Medal, 1922. Èmile Séraphin Vernier (French, 1852-1927). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.).Jubilee Medal, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the tradition of the Warsaw Mint Szwed Strżyński, Stefan, Mennica Polska S.A.Charles IX, 1550-1574, King of France 1560. Dated: 1561. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 9.22 cm (3 5/8 in.) gross weight: 116.66 gr (0.257 lb.). Medium: lead//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: French 16th Century.Socrates, Grieks filosoof, Gottfried Eichler, 1687 - 1757 locket One -sided medallion in brass ring rear glass on bearing eye and carrying ring. Front: breastpiece man with beard to the right. Reverse: label with inscription. Berlin gypsum. brass (alloy). glass castingMedal: Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki Olszewska Borys, Ewa (1939 )Urugwaj (Republic), 50 pesos, Santiago, 1971Albert Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria.International agricultural exhibition in Amsterdam, in honor of Willem III, King of the Netherlands. Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece man inside. Reverse: Crowned coat of arms, flanked by two crowned lions above pennant with inscription inside edge of corners and branches, in which agricultural equipment and eleven coat of arms have been processed.Jacques Jonghelinck, Viglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507 1577, Lawyer and Humanist (obverse), 1568 Viglius van Aytta of Zuichem, 1507-1577, Lawyer and Humanist obverseBust in the medallion - Czarniecki Stefan (1599-1665); Minter, Karol Juliusz (Warsaw; Wytwórnia Wł Zów and metal products; 1828-1881); 1858-1860 (1858-00-00-1860-00-00);Polish Republic, 500 Zlotys, Warsaw; 2015 Treasures of Stanisław August, Kazimierz Jagiellończyk National Bank of Poland, Mennica Polska S.A.Token of William Henry Harrison ca. 1876. Token of William Henry Harrison. ca. 1876. BronzeMedal (obverse), 1914. Jules Prosper Legastelois (French, 1855-1931). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.).Axe cutting United States one cent coinFlorentine 15th Century, Gianfrancesco Pallavicino, late 15th century Gianfrancesco PallavicinoAward Medal of Sports Military Clubs, swimming, bronze, B.R. (1937) Mint of Warsaw, Klukowski, Józef (1894 1944)Bliżej Kultury Raszka, Jan (1871 1945), Mint of ViennaCarnavalet museum, medal collectionMan with a Broken Nose Bronze Sculpture Auguste Rodin 1840-1917 French Hermitage Museum, St. PetersburgPolish Republic, 10 Zlotys, Cyprian Norwid; 2013 Mennica Polska S.A., Tyc Karp Ska, E.