Historical Medals and Portraits

A series of bronze medals showcasing profiles of significant historical figures, displaying intricate details and craftsmanship from various periods.

Portrait of Louis XIV, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Fra Alberto Belli, died 1482 (obverse), c 1497 Fra Alberto Belli, died 1482 obverse

Bliżej Kultury Baerend, Karol (1770 1824)

Giovanni Gioviano Pontano, 1426-1503, Poet obverse. Dated: 1488 or after. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.42 cm (3 5/16 in.) gross weight: 229.7 gr (0.506 lb.) axis: 6.00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriano Fiorentino.

Charles-François Lebrun, Duke of Plaisance (1739-1824), Third Consul (1799) and Prince-Architressor of the first Empire (1804), after 1804. Copper rejected. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 70705-6 Medal, numismatics, portrait

Portrait of Louis XIV, 17th century. Artist: Unknown

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.

Jean-Baptiste Antoine Augnet, Baron de Monton (1733-1820), French economist Armand-Auguste Caked (1793-1881). Jean-Baptiste Antoine Augnet, Baron de Monton (1733-1820), French Economist. Bronze.

Translation of the remains of Turenne to the invalids, 5th complementary day year VIII (22 September 1800). Henri Auguste (1759-1816). Translation of the remains of Turenne to the invalids, 5th complementary day year VIII (22 September 1800). Henri Auguste (1759-1816). Bronze. 1800.

L�on XII, Annibale Genga Sermattei (L1760-829), 252E Pape (1823-1829), 1825 Giuseppe Girometi (1780-1851). Leon XIII, Years Old (L1760-829), 252nd Pope (1823-1829), 1825. Bronze.

Bliżej Kultury Pfeuffer, Christoph Carl (1801 1861)

Grand prince Yaroslav the Wise (from the Historical Medal Series), Anonymous

Inauguration of the great seminar, May 1, 1845 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867). Inauguration of the great seminar, May 1, 1845. Bronze.

Giovanni Battista Cambio, called Bombarda, Anna Maurella Oldofredi d'Iseo, late 16th century Anna Maurella Oldofredi d'Iseo

Royal Society for Prison Improvement, 1819 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822); Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Royal Society for Improving Prisons. Bronze. 1819.

Reinstatement of public credit, 1818 Jacques-Jean Bar (1793-1855). Restoration of public credit, 1818. Bronze, 1818.

Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840 Armand-Auguste caked (1793-1881). Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840. Bronze.

Joseph Paul Gaimard (1796-1858), French naturalist, 1858 Louis F�lix Chabaud (1824-1902). Joseph Paul Gaimard (1796-1858), French naturalist. Bronze, 1858.

Jules Clément Chaplain, Henriquel Dupont, 1797 1892, Draftsman and Engraver, c 1870 1892 Henriquel Dupont, 1797-1892, Draftsman and Engraver

EL CARDENAL JULIO MAZARINO (1602-1661). Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Giovanna Albizzi, Wife of Lorenzo Tornabuoni obverse. Dated: c. 1486. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.) gross weight: 166.24 gr (0.366 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino.

Alphonse de Gisors (1796-1866) 1827 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers 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 retro

Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800), General French, 1820 Fran�ois-Augustin Caunois (1787-1859). Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800), General French. Bronze, 1820.

Alfonso II d'Este, 1533-1597, 5th Duke of Ferrara 1559 obverse. Dated: 1552/1590. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.79 cm (1 7/8 in.) gross weight: 40.02 gr (0.088 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Domenico Poggini.

Restoration of the statue of Louis XIII Place Royale, 1829 Jacques-Edouard Guards (1788-1881). Restoration of the Statue of Louis XIII, Place Royale (Today Place des Vosges). Paris (Iix and Ivera Arr.). Bronze. 1829.

Portrait of a Young Man. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). Medium: bronze//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Friedrich Hagenauer.

Ancient currency. Mathias Vivier (1788-1859). Philippe Quinault (1635 -1688), poet, dramatic author and free. Bronze, 1822. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Currency, numismatics, currency part

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Girolamo Savonarola, 1452 1498, Dominican Preacher (obverse), c 1497 Girolamo Savonarola, 1452-1498, Dominican Preacher obverse

Vilain, Victor (n.1818-08-03-D.1899-03-06), Charles Hugo, 1860. Cruise and then cooked. Houses of Victor Hugo Paris - Guernsey.

Napoleon and Bonaparte, liberation and creation of a free city of Gdańsk Andrieu, Jean Bertrand (1761 1822), Denon, Dominique Vivant (1747 1825)

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian composer, after 1861 Jacques-Edouard Guards (1788-1881). Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), Austrian Composer, After 1861. Bronze.

Antonio Francesco Selvi, Johanna of Austria, 1547 1578, First Wife of Francisco I de' Medici 1565, 1740 Johanna of Austria, 1547-1578, First Wife of Francisco I de' Medici 1565

Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon of Anville (1697-1782), 1821 Armand Auguste Caked (1793-1881). "Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon of Anville (1697-1782), 1821". Bronze, 1821.

Restoration of the Napoleon IER statue on the Austerlitz column, July 28, 1833 Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). Restoration of the Statue of Napoleon I on the column of Austerlitz, July 28, 1833. Bronze.

Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Comte de San Andrea (1774-1851), Compositeur Italien, 1829 Peeeffer, C. Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini, Comte de San Andrea (1774-1851), Composer Italian, 1829. Bronze, Around 1829.

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.

Jean-Baptiste Corot (1796-1875), Painter, 1874 Adolphe Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (1816-1892). Jean-Baptiste Corot (1796-1875), Painter, 1874. Bronze.

Plaque on Émile Zola. Acquired on the Paris World Exhibition 1900

Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1444-1476, Count of Pavia obverse. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.92 cm (1 15/16 in.) gross weight: 77.64 gr (0.171 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Marescotti.

Emmanuel Fontaine (1856-1935). "Portrait of Louis-Auguste, king of France". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 101433-13

Portrait of a Man. Dated: 1514 or after. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.82 cm (3 1/16 in.) gross weight: 78.15 gr (0.172 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Follower of Albrecht Dürer or Possibly Antonio Abondio.

Possibly Karl von Bieberstein, Christoph Putz von Kirchameg, Mint Master in Prague 1590, 1584 Christoph Putz von Kirchameg, Mint Master in Prague 1590

Busts contiguous from Leopold I (1790-1865), first king of the Belgians, and Louise d'Orleans (1812-1850), first queen of the Belgians, 1833 Etienne Montagny (1816-1895). Attached busts of Leopold I (1790-1865), the first king of the Belgians, and Louise d'Orleans (1812-1850), the first queen of the Belgians, 1833. 1833.

Parupus, an Unknown Poet obverse. Dated: probably 1463/1477. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.) gross weight: 53 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sperandio.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Bronze.

George III, 1738-1820, King of Great Britain 1760 obverse. Dated: 1800. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.78 cm (1 7/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: CONRAD HEINRICH KÜCHLER.

Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Jean-Baptiste Augustin Regnault (1754-1829), French academic and neoclassical painter, around 1812. Copper, around 1812. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Numismatics

Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Salathiel Ellis, Gilbert Stuart, 1755 1828, Painter (obverse), 1848 Gilbert Stuart, 1755-1828, Painter obverse

Double portrait of Henry IV and Maria de 'Medici, Simon van de Passe, 1605 - 1647 print Medallion with the double portrait of Henry IV and Maria de 'Medici, King and Queen of France. At the top of their names in Latin, in mirror image. On the back of the medal the coat of arms of the portrayed people. unknown paper engraving

Horace Vernet (1789-1863) 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 contemporary and retrospective

Law of 30 August 1842 on the royal majority and the regency Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Law of 30 August 1842 on the royal majority and the regency. Bronze.

Costanzo Sforza, 1447-1483, Lord of Pesaro 1473 obverse. Dated: 1475. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gianfrancesco Enzola.

Commemorating the Vote of March 16, 1830 1830 Medalist: François Augustin Caunois French. Commemorating the Vote of March 16, 1830 208162

Assassination du Duc de Berry, February 14, 1820 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Assassination of the Duke de Berry, February 14, 1820. Bronze. 1820.

Charles, Cardinal Borromeo (1538-84), afterwards St. Charles 17th century Italian. Charles, Cardinal Borromeo (1538-84), afterwards St. Charles 196747

Matteo de' Pasti, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417 1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano (obverse), 1446 Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417-1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano obverse

Krzysztof Radziwiłł Called The Younger (1585 1640)

Portrait of a Boy. Dated: probably 1488/1499. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.) gross weight: 173 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriano Fiorentino.

Sebastiano Montagnacco, died 1540, Venetian patrician obverse. Dated: 1520/1530. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 105 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Maffeo Olivieri.

Jean-François Bodin, 1776-1829, Politician and Architect. Dated: 1828. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 15.91 cm (6 1/4 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers.

Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 1776-1883. Plaque Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 474

Marshal Soult (1769-1851) 1843 Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851), Duke of Dalmatie, Minister of War under Louis XVIII, after Napoléons return from Elba, turned himself into a Bonapartist. He was made a peer of France and acted as major-general to the Emperor in the Waterloo campaign. He was appointed Marshal of France in 1820. After the 1830 Revolution, as a supporter of Louis Philippe, Soult served as Minister of War from 1830 to 1834, as Prime Minister from 1832 to 1834 and Ambassador Extraordinary to London for the Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838.The medal is a commanding example of Davids skills as a portraitist. The frown on the forehead and the prominent cheekbones convey the sitters authority and the decorations of the uniform show Davids talent at representing the finest details.[James David Draper, 2013. Marshal Soult (1769-1851). French. 1843. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

Bliżej Kultury Boehm, Joseph Daniel (1794-1865)

Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle 1833 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 retrospec

Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407-1450) ca. 1441-44 Medalist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian Leonello d'Este was a natural son of Nicholas III (1384-1441) and brother of Borso d'Este (1413-1471). Leonello, as marquis of Ferrara, succeeded his father and was a wise ruler and a patron of literature and art.. Leonello d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1407-1450). Medalist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) (Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395-1455). Italian. ca. 1441-44. Bronze. Medals and Plaquettes

François René Auguste Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848), French statesman and man-of-letters 19th century 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 dedic

Federigo da Montefeltro, 1422-1482, Count of Urbino 1444, and Duke 1474 obverse. Dated: 1468. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Clemente da Urbino.

Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), Jules Michelet (1798-1874) and Edgar Quinet (1803-1875), Professors at the College of France, 1845 Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), Jules Michelet (1798-1874) and Edgar Quinet (1803-1875), Professors at The College of France, 1845. Bronze.

Portrait of a Lady, perhaps of the Family of Gabriele Fiamma. Dated: late 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.99 cm (2 3/4 in.) gross weight: 46.09 gr (0.102 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: called Bombarda Giovanni Battista Cambio.

Guillaume Dupré, Pierre Jeannin, c 1540 1622, Lawyer, Superintendent of Finances 1610, 1618 Pierre Jeannin, c. 1540-1622, Lawyer, Superintendent of Finances 1610

Bliżej Kultury unknown

The Opening to the Public of the Royal Forest of Epping, May, 1882 1882 Charles Wiener Belgian. The Opening to the Public of the Royal Forest of Epping, May, 1882 190633 Artist: Charles Wiener, Belgian, 18321887, The Opening to the Public of the Royal Forest of Epping, May, 1882, 1882, Bronze, struck, Diam. 3 in. (76 mm.). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of the Corporation of the City of London, 1908 (08.53.17)

Sperandio, Fra Cesario of Ferrara, died 1490, Servite Monk, c 1467 Fra Cesario of Ferrara, died 1490, Servite Monk

The Founding by Mme. Boucicaut of a Retiring Pension Fund for the Employees of the Bon Marché at Paris, 1886 1886 Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty French. The Founding by Mme. Boucicaut of a Retiring Pension Fund for the Employees of the Bon Marché at Paris, 1886 187514 Artist: Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty, French, Paris 18461911 Paris, The Founding by Mme. Boucicaut of a Retiring Pension Fund for the Employees of the Bon March at Paris, 1886, 1886, Bronze, cast, Diameter: 2 5/16 in. (59 mm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.10.19a, b)

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

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.

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Robespierre, 1835, bronze.

Portrait of a Lady. Dated: second half 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.54 cm (2 3/16 in.) gross weight: 19.5 gr (0.043 lb.). Medium: lead//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Emilian 16th Century.

Recovery of the Statue of Henry IV on the bridge, 1817 Bertrand Andrieu (1761-1822); Michaut. Recovery of the Statue of Henri IV on the bridge-nine, 1817. Bronze, 1817.

Costanza Bentivoglio, Wife of Antonio Pico della Mirandola 1473, Countess of Concordia 1483 obverse. Dated: c. 1485. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Niccolò Fiorentino.

Birth of Comte de Hainault (1859-69) 1854 Medalist: Leopold Wiener. Birth of Comte de Hainault (1859-69) 195482

Angelo Poliziano, 1454-1494, Humanist obverse. Dated: c. 1494. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Niccolò Fiorentino.

Emile Chev� (1804-1864), Doctor, Music Theorist, 1850 Matagrin. Emile Chev� (1804-1864), doctor, theoretician of music, 1850. Bronze.

Daniel. Tribute to Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), 1848. Cuper, 1848. Paris, Carnavalet Museum. Numismatics

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463 1494, Philosopher and Poet (obverse), c 1484 1485 Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, 1463-1494, Philosopher and Poet obverse

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