Historical Medals and Portraits

Bronze medals featuring historical figures, with intricate detailing representing significant events in 19th-century European history, including kings and artists.

Charles-Jean-François Chéron, Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669, Italian Painter obverse, French, 1635 - 1698, 1669, bronze

Inauguration of the Chapel Saint-Ferdinand, July 11, 1843 Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Inauguration of the Chapel Saint-Ferdinand, July 11, 1843. Bronze.

Charles-Jean-François Chéron, Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669, Italian Painter obverse, French, 1635 - 1698, 1669, bronze

Egyptian Museum at the Louvre, 1822 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867). Portrait of Louis XVIII, King of France and Navarre. (Other Face: Egyptian Museum at the Louvre). Bronze. 1822.

Installation of the first stone of the Fish Barrier, August 25, 1824 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Portrait of Louis XVIII, King of France and Navarre. (Other Face: Laying the first stone of the fish barrier, August 25, 1824). Bronze. 1824.

Conquer de Naples, Mars 1806 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822) and Nicolas Brenet (1770-1846). Conquest of Naples, March 1806. Bronze, 1806.

Frances Folsom Cleveland 1887-92, cast 1902 Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Saint-Gaudens began modelling a low-relief portrait of Frances Folsom Cleveland (1864-1947), wife of President Grover Cleveland, while both were guests at the summer home of Helena and Richard Gilder in Marion, Massachusetts, in August 1887, completing the seventeen-inch medallion in 1892. It depicts Frances Cleveland one year after her marriage to the President, at age twenty-three, wearing an upswept hairstyle and a fashionable, high-collared dress. In late 1901, Saint-Gaudens reduced the scale of the plaster medallion to five-and-a-half inches in diameter, and early in 1902 he cast it in bronze and presented this example to Richard Gilder as a birthday present.. Frances Folsom Cleveland 19793

R. Honnore, venerable from the lodge of hope to Brussels, 1828 Adolphe Christian Jouvenel (1798-1867). A. Honnore, venerable from the lodge of hope to Brussels, 1828. Bronze.

Jean-Baptiste de Monton (1733-1820) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1833 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Jean-Baptiste de Monton (1733-1820) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Bronze, 1833.

David d'Angers (1788-1856). "Portrait of François-Frédéric, Baron Lemot (1771-1827), sculptor". Bronze. Sand cast. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74056-16 Bronze, baron, sand cast, portrait, sculptor

Bliżej Kultury Barre, Albert Désiré (1818 1878), currency of Paris

Monuments to the victims of Quiberon, 1828 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867). Monuments to the victims of Quiberon, 1828. Bronze. 1828.

Washington Allston, 1779-1843, Painter obverse. Dated: 1847. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.42 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 145.37 gr (0.32 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Paul Peter Duggan.

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Jean-Antoine, Baron Gros (1771-1831), French painter. Bronze, sand cast iron. 1832. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 58287-2 French baron, bronze, sand cast iron, painter, portrait

design: Jurriaen Pool, Medal on the death of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, death certificate penny footage silver, bust M.H. Tromp legend: MARTEN HARPERTSEN TROMP KNIGHT (NB the S is retroprade) and signed I. POOL Kijkduin died Rotterdam Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp

Andrzej Trzebicki (1607-1679) Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)

Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse) model ca. 1552 (probably a later cast) Francesco da Sangallo Italian The medals' obverse portrays the writer, historian, and collector Paolo Giovio, known for the group of portraits of famous men that he assembled in his villa near Lake Como as well as his writing on contemporary history, including the lives of illustrious men. The reverse of Paolo Giovios medal shows him holding a large book under his left shoulder, while he helps a nude man rise from the grave—an allusion to the ability of an historian to bring the past back to life. It may also be an echo of Christs raising of Lazarus. The scene is reinforced by the inscription: Nunc Denique Vives, or "Now at last you will live."Francesco da Sangallo also executed Giovios marble funerary monument in 1560, which was erected in the cloister of San Lorenzo in Florence in 1574.. Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a G

Guillaume-Charles Faipoult (1752-1817), Plenipotentiary Minister in Genoa, June 10, 1797 Gerolamo Vassero (1773-1819). Guillaume-Calvi Fipoint (1752-1817), Flaps Plenipote��ire Biits 797. Bronze, 1797. Paris, 1797.-1.17.net Gunes 597. Paris, Music Carrivalet.

Cassandra Marinoni, died 1575, Wife of Deifobo II Melilupi obverse. Dated: 1552 or after. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.75 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 89.95 gr (0.198 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pier Paolo Galeotti.

Creation of the decoration of loyalty, February 5, 1816 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Creation of the decoration of loyalty, February 5, 1816. Bronze, 1816.

Jean-Baptiste or Giovanni-Battista Nini (1717-1786). "Portrait of Louis XV, king of France (1710-1774)". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 101433-7

Simone Taverna. Dated: early 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 28 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Milanese 16th Century.

Pierre Jean David DANGERS. "General Lafayette". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 39539-6 General, politician, French Marquis, Medallion, Military, Portrait, French Revolution

François René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1877) probably mid-19th century Medalist: Jean-François-Antoine Bovy. François René, Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1877) 208196

Gayrard, Raymond (n.1777-10-25-D.1858-05-04), the three orders taking oath to Charles X (Throne advent, September 16, 1824) (Main title), 1824. Alloy to low point Fusion. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

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.

Memorial of Circle of Friends of the Medallion, 1909 1909 Medalist: Jules Edouard Roiné French. Memorial of Circle of Friends of the Medallion, 1909 191289

Pastorino de' Pastorini, called Pastorino da Siena, Camillo Castiglione, 1517 1598, Son of Baldassarre, 1561 Portrait of Camillo Castiglione, 1517-1598, Son of Baldassarre

After Giovanni Battista Nini, Benjamin Franklin, 1706 1790, Diplomat and Statesman, model 1777, cast probably 19th century Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, Diplomat and Statesman

Baron Johann von Khevenhüller, 1537/1538-1606 obverse. Dated: c. 1571. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.43 cm (2 1/8 in.) gross weight: 28.8 gr (0.063 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Abondio.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), writer, physicist and American diplomat, 1818 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), writer, physicist and American diplomat. Bronze, 1818.

Milanese 16th Century, Pietro Piantanida (obverse), mid 16th century Pietro Piantanida obverse

MEDALLA DE ESPOZ Y MINA 1832 - DIAMETRO 135 MM - GRABADO POR ACHILLE COLLAS. Author: DAVID DE ANGERS (1788-1856). Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. FRANCISCO ESPOZ Y MINA.

Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Dimensions: Diam. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Date: 1776-1883. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), MP (1792-1793), 1793 Anonymous. Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), Member of Parliament (1792-1793), 1793. Bronze.

Portrait medal of Sultan Mehmed II (obverse); a Triumphal Chariot (reverse) model 1480 (old aftercast) Bertoldo di Giovanni Italian Bertoldo based this likeness on a medal by the Venetian artist Gentile Bellini, who had also painted the Ottoman sultans portrait. Mehmed favored Italian medalists, perceiving their art form as a way to emphasize his rightful lineage among the emperors of Byzantium and ancient Rome. This medal, Bertoldos largest and only signed example, was a gift from Lorenzo de Medici in flattering recognition of the sultans military victories.On the reverse, a triumphant horse-drawn chariot is led by Mars, the god of war, carrying a trophy, an allusion to Mehmeds planned territorial conquests. Standing on a pedestal, the sultan grasps a rope tied to three crowned female figures, representing his abduction of the territories under his rule: Asia, Greece, and Trebizond (an empire occupying the southern coast of the Black Sea). Mehmed associated himself not with the r

Attributed to Ferdinand de Saint Urbain, Marquis Giovanni Filippo () (reverse), 1701 Marquis Giovanni Filippo () [reverse

Jean-Baptiste de Monton (1733-1820) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1833 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Jean-Baptiste de Monton (1733-1820) and Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), 1833. Bronze.

Pierre Jean David d'Angers. "Lakanal". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 39539-4 Directory, French, politician, medallion, first empire, portrait, French revolution

Pisanello, Leonello d'Este, 1407 1450, Marquess of Ferrara 1441 (obverse), c 1441 1450 Leonello d'Este, 1407-1450, Marquess of Ferrara 1441 obverse

The hundredth anniversary of the creation of Kościuszkowski; Meissner, Jan (1866-1905), Gerlach and Meissner (Warsaw; AD Medalierski; Fl. Ca 1886-1910); 1894 (1894-00-00-1894-00-00);Column of Zygmunt (Warsaw), Kościuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817), Kościuszko, Tadeusz (1746-1817)-iconography, Partage Plus, Wawel (Kraków), Eagles, Kościuszko Uprising (1794), Secession (style), Herb shields

Quentin Massys, Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1467 1469 1536, Scholar, Theologian, and Satirist, 1519 Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1467/1469-1536, Scholar, Theologian, and Satirist

Probably Italian 16th Century, Antinous (obverse), probably 1500 1599 Antinous obverse

Portrait medal of Jacques Boyceau (obverse); Allegory of the Cycle of Life (reverse). Artist: Abraham Dupré (1604-1647) , Paris. Culture: French. Dimensions: Diam. 7.2 cm, wt. 81.31 g.. Date: model, 1624 (contemporary cast).Jacques Boyceau was a French garden designer and the superintendent of the royal gardens under King Louis XIII of France. His treatise on gardening (Traité du jardinage), published posthumously in 1638, was influential in the development of the seventeenth-century French garden. Like the Dupré family, Boyceau was a Huguenot (member of the Protestant church), and he was godfather to one of Abraham's brothers.The image of the cycle of life on the reverse portraits silk moths hover above a landscape inhabited by silkworms, indicating that man--laboring on earth with piety and loyalty all his life--is elevated to a happier realm at his death. The inscription translates as "Born of the earth, I gain the sky after labor.". Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U

Death of Maria II van England. Bronze medal. Front: breastpiece woman with laurel wreath inside. Reverse: Maria, lying with head on cushion and hands folded; Next to her: crown and scepter, above her angel flies with star in hand inside; Cut out: inscription.

French 16th Century, François de Mandelot, 1529 1588, governor of Lyon 1571, 1572 François de Mandelot, 1529-1588, governor of Lyon 1571

Niccolo Orsini, 1442-1510, Count of Pitigliano and Nola, Captain of the Army of the Roman Church and of the Florentine Republic obverse. Dated: 1485/1495. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Caradosso Foppa.

Borso d'Este, 1413-1471, Marquess of Este obverse. Dated: c. 1441. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.14 cm (2 in.) gross weight: 48.48 gr (0.107 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Amadio da Milano.

Bertoldo di Giovanni, Mehmed II, 1430 1481, Sultan of the Turks 1451 (obverse), c 1480 Mehmed II, 1430-1481, Sultan of the Turks 1451 obverse

To Konstanty Górski. Meissner, Jan (1866-1905), creator, Gerlach i Meissner (Warszawa ; zakład medalierski ; fl. ca 1886-1910), creator, Weloński, Pius (1849-1931), creator

Bonaparte, Cambaceres and Lebrun, 1802 Romain-Vincent Jeffroy (1749-1826). Bonaparte, Cambaceres and Lebrun, 1802. Bronze.

Bliżej Kultury Helfricht, Friedrich Ferdinad (1809 1892)

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Albert Vadier (1736-1828), politician. Bronze. Sand cast. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 60827-6 Bronze, sand cast iron, French politician, medal, portrait

In Honor of Thomas Carlyle's 80th birthday, 1875 1875 Medalist: Joseph Edgar Boehm British, born Austria. In Honor of Thomas Carlyle's 80th birthday, 1875. Medalist: Joseph Edgar Boehm (British (born Austria), Vienna 1834-1890 London). British. 1875. Bronze, struck. Medals and Plaquettes

scudo; Leon XII (1823-1829), Cerbara, Giuseppe (fl. Ca 1829-1858); 1825 (1825-00-00-1937-00-00);

Le Blanc, Jean (n. - d.), Louis XV: festival of Saint Jean at the town hall (main title), 1719. Alloy with low point of merger. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

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.

Sperandio, Lodovico Carbone, 1430 1485, Poet (obverse), c 1462 1463 Lodovico Carbone, 1430-1485, Poet obverse

Alfonso II d'Avalos, 1502-1546, Marquess of Vasto. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). Medium: lead//Four times pierced. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Cesare da Bagno.

Roettiers, Joseph Charles (n.1691-04-13-D.1779-03-14), the Hotel des Monnaies (main title), 1770. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Pope Clement XI 1700-1701 Medalist: Ermenegildo Hamerani. Pope Clement XI 207706

Italian 16th Century, Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici, 1478 1534), Pope 1523, c 1523 1534 Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici, 1478-1534), Pope 1523

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Jean-Antoine Houdon (1748-1828), statuary. Bronze, sand cast iron. Nineteenth century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 58287-5 Bronze, sand cast iron, portrait, french sculptor, statuary

Francesco Niccolò Gabburri 1730 Medalist: Lorenzo Maria Weber Cast to commemorate Gabburri's presidency of the Accademia del Disegno, Florence.. Francesco Niccolò Gabburri 206777

A German medal depicting Paracelsus, 16th century. Artist: Unknown

Medal: Bust of Gianbattista Orsini. Culture: Italian, Rome. Dimensions: Diam. 4.1 cm, wt. 40.47 g.. Date: late 15th-early 16th century.On the obverse is a portrait of Gianbattista Orsini. Onthe reverse is a landscape with a unicorn dipping hishorn in a fountain, and a cartouche with the Orsiniarms hanging on a tree in the background. Orsini wasprobably the son of Lorenzo Orsini. Still a boy, he wasmade canon of the Lateran church in Rome and becamecardinal-deacon in 1483. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Bernardo Soranzo (d. 1540) 1540 Medalist: Andrea Spinelli. Bernardo Soranzo (d. 1540). Medalist: Andrea Spinelli (1508-1572). Italian, Venice. 1540. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

In Honor of Thomas Carlyle's 80th birthday, 1875. Artist: Medalist: Joseph Edgar Boehm (British (born Austria), Vienna 1834-1890 London); Medalist: George T. Morgan (British, Birmingham 1845-1925 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Culture: British. Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 1875. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

In honor of Jules Barthélemy Saint Hilaire 1889 Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain French. In honor of Jules Barthélemy Saint Hilaire 187539 Artist: Medalist: Jules-Clment Chaplain, French, Mortagne, Orne 18391909 Paris, In honor of Jules Barthlemy Saint Hilaire, 1889, Bronze, cast - double, Diameter: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.10.45a, b)

Godefroid Cavaignac (1798-1845), French republican editor and politician 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 camp

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, 1757-1834, General and Statesman, French, 1788 - 1856, 1830, bronze

Charles-René Péan, Seigneur de Mosnac 1768 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.. Charles-René Péan, Seigneur de Mosnac. Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717-1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire). French, Chaumont-sur-Loire. 1768. Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood. Sculpture-Miniature

Pierre Jean David d'Angers, Antoine Quatremère de Quincy, 1755 1849, 1835 Antoine Quatremère de Quincy, 1755-1849

Death of the Duke de Berry, March 8, 1820 (dummy title) Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Death of the Duke de Berry, March 8, 1820. Bronze (Apers).

Helen Bronson, Tie back, c 1938 Tie-back

Medallion creator Pierre Jean David d'Angers

James Madison 1801 Johann Mathias Reich. James Madison. Johann Mathias Reich (American (born Germany), Fürth, Bavaria 1768-1833 Albany, New York). 1801. Bronze

Tribute from the city of Paris to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, 1852 ". Doré copper. 1852. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. 102019-11

Mary Tudor, Queen of England (1516-1558, r. 1553, m. 1554), Commemorating her Marriage to Philip of Spain (1527-1598, r. 1556-98) ca. 1555 Medalist: Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian Jacopo was trained as a gem engraver, sculptor, and architect. In addition to making portrait medals of prominent Milanese individuals, he engraved germs and fabricated objects in precious and semi-precious stones for Cosimo I, the duke of Florence.. Mary Tudor, Queen of England (1516-1558, r. 1553, m. 1554), Commemorating her Marriage to Philip of Spain (1527-1598, r. 1556-98) 197773

Medal on the death of Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp, death certificate penning footage copper dm7,4 One-sided exit with concuse backside Kijkduin death certificate death Maarten Harpertsz. Tromp Rotterdam

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Caricature of the music editor, Léon Escudier (1821-1881). Plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 51844-8 Music, French, plaster, caricature editor

Style of Guillaume Dupré, Henri IV, 1553 1610, King of France 1589 Henri IV, 1553-1610, King of France 1589

scudo; Leon XII (1823-1829), Cerbara, Giuseppe (fl. Ca 1829-1858); 1825 (1825-00-00-1937-00-00);

Italian 16th Century, Portrait of a Lady, third quarter 16th century Portrait of a Lady

Zygmunt II August (1548-1572) Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo (ca 1505 1565)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867). Artist: Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788-1856 Paris). Culture: French. Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (9.5 × 9.6 cm). Date: 1826.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 monumen

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), after 1804 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), after 1804. Etain. After 1804.

Matthes Gebel, Philipp von Pfalz Neuburg, Count Palatine, 1503 1548 (obverse), 1528 Philipp von Pfalz-Neuburg, Count Palatine, 1503-1548 obverse

Premiere Peter of the National Column, 25 Messidor Year VIII (July 14, 1800) Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819). First stone of the National Column, 25 Messidor year VIII (July 14, 1800). Bronze. 1800.

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