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

Hans Kels the Younger, Elisabeth Kreler, c 1490 after 1535, Wife of Laux Kreler Elisabeth Kreler, c. 1490-after 1535, Wife of Laux Kreler; Elisabeth Kreler, c. 1490-after 1535, Wife of Laux KrelerDeutsch: Elisabeth Kreler, um 1490-nach 1535, Gattin des Laux Kreler

Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589-1610) early 17th century French. Henry IV, King of France (b. 1553, r. 1589-1610) 197779

Ippolita de Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1535-1563. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.97 cm (2 3/4 in.) gross weight: 35.34 gr (0.078 lb.). Medium: lead//Cast hollow. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LEONE LEONI.

Manufacture of Sèvres (n. - d.), Marie -Antoinette (main title). Ceramics, porcelain, cookie on cardboard. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, Intendant des Invalides 1771 () 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.. Jacques-Donatien Leray de Chaumont, Intendant des Invalides. Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717-1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire). French, Chaumont-sur-Loire. 1771 (). Composition, blackish gray; gilt wood frame. Sculpture-Miniature

Sperandio, Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443 1508, Lord of Bologna 1462 1506 (obverse), probably c 1478 1482 Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1462-1506 obverse

Friedrich Hagenauer, Giovanni Alessandro Balbiani, Count of Chiavenna, Captain in the Army of Georg van Frundsberg, 1529 Giovanni Alessandro Balbiani, Count of Chiavenna, Captain in the Army of Georg van Frundsberg

Eug�ne Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon (1856-1879), Prince Imperial, 1879 Eug�ne Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon (1856-1879), Prince Imperial, 1879. Golden Metal, 1879.

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

Cosimo de' Medici (1519-1574), Duke of Florence and Grand Duke of Tuscany ca. 1567-69 Grand-ducal workshops, Florence Lapis lazuli is a notoriously brittle medium for detailed carving, but the highly specialized Florentine grand-ducal workshops overcame many challenges as they fashioned and assembled hardstones. This portrait of Cosimo de Medici is more generalized than those on the medals it is based on, no doubt owing to the extra caution that had to be taken with the drilling. The cameo appears in Medici inventories, described as framed in ebony, between 1588 and 1628.. Cosimo de' Medici (1519-1574), Duke of Florence and Grand Duke of Tuscany 198274

Tuscan 16th Century, Giovanni Francesco Tinti, Poet and Astrologer (obverse), 1581 Giovanni Francesco Tinti, Poet and Astrologer obverse

Attributed to Annibale Fontana, Gonsalvo de Cordoba, 1443 1515, called the Great Captain (obverse), c 1550 Gonsalvo de Cordoba, 1443-1515, called the Great Captain obverse

Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), 1875 Fragdess fragrance. Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882). Bronze, 1875. Paris, carnavalet muses.

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.

Thomas Henry Marsoulan (1839-1909), Manufacturer of wallpaper, elected from the 12th arrondissement to the Paris City Council (1874-1909), 1904 Henri Godet (1863-1937). Thomas Henry Marsoulan (1839-1909), Manufacturer of wallpaper, elected from the 12th arrondissement to the Paris City Council (1874-1909), 1904. Bronze.

Jean Fernel (1497-1558) and Ambroise Par ( - 1590), December 4, 1794 Nicolas-Marie Guards (1751-1832). Jean Fernel (1497-1558) and Ambroise (around 1509-1590), December 4, 1794. Bronze, 1794.

Elisabetta Gonzaga, died 1526, Duchess of Urbino, Wife of Guidobaldo I 1489 obverse. Dated: probably after 1502. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.49 cm (3 5/16 in.) gross weight: 209.87 gr (0.463 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Adriano Fiorentino.

FRANCISCO ESPOZ Y MINA 1781-1836 - GENERAL ESPAÑOL. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-NUMISMATICA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Joseph Chinard, Portrait of a Man, 1787, terracotta.

Emmanuel-Augustin-Dieudonné-Marin-Joseph, comte de Las Cases 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 dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself to a personal campaign of crea

Thérèse Jogues Le Ray de Chaumont (1732-1819) 1774 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.. Thérèse Jogues Le Ray de Chaumont (1732-1819). Jean-Baptiste Nini (Italian, Urbino 1717-1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire). French, Chaumont-sur-Loire. 1774. Medallion: cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont); frame: gilt wood. Sculpture-Miniature

DUVIVIER, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), the surgery school (main title), 1774. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Ferdinand I, 1503-1564, Archduke of Austria 1519, Emperor 1556 obverse. Dated: 1524. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) gross weight: 54.25 gr (0.12 lb.) axis: 11:00. Medium: bronze//After-cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German or Austrian 16th Century.

JUAN DE HERRERA (1530/1597) - ARQUITECTO DE FELIPE II. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Bliżej Kultury Stuckhart, Ferenc Xaver (1781-1857), Vogel, Zygmunt (1764 1826)

Warin or Varin, Jean (dit Jean II) (n.1607-02-06-D.1672-08-26), Pierre Séguier, Keeper of the Seals (Main title), 1633. Copper alloy. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Charles Cushing Wright, die engraver, after design by Robert Ball Hughes, John Trumbull, 1756 1843, Painter (obverse), 1849 John Trumbull, 1756-1843, Painter obverse

Bliżej Kultury

Francis II (1768-1835), German Roman Emperor (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), 1815 Gerolamo Vassalo (1773-1819). Fran�ois II (1768-1835), German Emperor Germanic (1792-1806), Emperor of Austria (1804-1835), 1815. Bronze, 1815. Paris, Carnivalet Museum.

Medallion creator Pierre Jean David d'Angers

Engraved portrait of Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov (1737-1808) a Russian statesman and soldier. Dated 19th Century

Jean-Baptiste or Giovanni-Battista Nini (1717-1786). "Portrait of Marie-Thérèse, Empress of Austria (Vienne, 1717-Id. 1780)". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 101433-10

Lorenzo de' Medici, il Magnifico, 1449-1492. Dated: c. 1485/1500. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Style of Niccolò Fiorentino.

Bliżej Kultury Caunois, Francois August (1787 1859), Durand, Amédée Pierre (1789 1873)

Portrait Medallion of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Jean Désiré Ringel d'Illzach (France, Illzach, 1847-1916). Belgium, 1892. Jewelry and Adornments; medals. Bronze

EL GENERAL JUAN BAUTISTA KLEBER 1753/1800- MEDALLA CONMEMORATIVA 1831- 172 mm DIAMETRO. Author: DAVID DE ANGERS (1788-1856). Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Jan Zamoyski (1542-1605)

Cameo of a Gentleman ca. 1850 Erastus Dow Palmer American During the early years of his career, Palmer is estimated to have produced over a hundred miniature cameos. These small low-relief portraits were cut in shell and were often duplicated in plaster by means of a wax mold. Twelve plaster casts (1983.519.1-.12), all of men, are mounted in an oval in a shadow box. Only three of the sitters have been identified: Mason Fitch Cogwsell (1807-1865), an Albany physician; John J. Francis (ca. 1810-1877) of Utica; and John Nichols Wilder (1813-1858), one of the founders of the University of Rochester. Three are the same portrait, although the identity of the sitter is unknown. The sculptors signature appears on two of the unidentified portraits. Studied together, these cameos reveal Palmer's special talent for rendering a gallery of Americans with a surprising variety of expression and character considering their intimate format.. Cameo of a Gentleman 13485

Molart or Mollart, Michel (n.1641-06-11-D.1713), return of the king to Paris (main title), 1652. Metal. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Philipp von Pfalz-Neuburg, Count Palatine, 1503-1548 obverse. Dated: 1528. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.26 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 24.01 gr (0.053 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Matthes Gebel.

North Italian 15th Century, Bust of Christ, 15th century Bust of Christ

Portrait medal of an Unknown Lady (obverse); A Kneeling Man with a Basket of Fruit, Cupid, and the Caduceus of Mercury (reverse) first quarter 16th century Giovanni Maria Pomedelli Italian This portrait is typical of Pomedellis unassuming yet direct and sensitive manner. The inscription on the obverse, "F· B· ET· LONGIVS· VIVAT· SERVATA· FIDE" ("F. B. and may she live longer having kept her faith"), provides few clues as to the identity of the anonymous sitter.On the reverse is an impresa amorosa, a rebus composed of several elements referring to love. A kneeling man holds a basket filled with fruit. Before him is the caduceus of Mercury (the staff entwined with two snakes), while to the right Cupid stands on a globe inscribed A SO (Amor Superat Omnia, or "Love conquers all"). The scene may refer to Psalm 128:3: "A good wife is compared to a fruitful vine." It has been suggested that since the caduceus was a symbol of the Gonzaga of Mantua, the sitter portrayed on the obvese may have

Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse) ca. 1550 Alessandro Cesati Italian This medal belongs to a series depicting famous figures from antiquity. Queen of Carthage in North Africa, Dido is best known as a heroine of the Aeneid, the epic poem written by the Roman poet Virgil in the first century b.c., in which she falls in love with the Trojan hero Aeneas. The reverse depicts a view of the walled Carthage, with three galleys lying in harbor in front of the city.. Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse). Alessandro Cesati (Italian, born Cyprus, active 1538-64). ca. 1550. Bronze (Copper alloy with light brownpatina).. Medals

Antonio Roselli of Arezzo, 1380-1466, Jurist obverse. Dated: probably 1460/1466. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Bartolomeo Bellano.

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Pierre René Choudieu, 1832, bronze.

Pius V (Antonio Ghislieri, 1504-1572), Pope 1566 obverse. Dated: 1571. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.31 cm (1 11/16 in.) gross weight: 30.37 gr (0.067 lb.) axis: 6:00. Medium: gilded bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIOVANNI ANTONIO DE' ROSSI.

Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł Called An Orphan (1549-1616)

Pietro Bono Avogario, 1425-1506, Physician and Astrologer obverse. Dated: c. 1472. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sperandio.

Friedrich Hagenauer, Ladislaus of Prague, Baron of Windhag Ladislaus of Prague, Baron of Windhag

George Canning (1770-1827), British conservative statesman 1827 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 creati

Bust of Christ. Dated: 15th century. Dimensions: Overall (without suspension loop): 9.3 x 6.8 cm (3 11/16 x 2 11/16 in.) overall (height with suspension loop): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) gross weight: 222 gr. Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: North Italian 15th Century.

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-P�rigord, said Talleyrand (1754-1838), a Frenchman and French diplomat. Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-P�rigord, said Talleyrand (1754-1838), a Frenchman and French diplomat. Golden copper repulsed.

George Washington 1776-1830. George Washington 3946

Louise de Marillac and Saint Vincent de Paul, 19th century Jean-Pierre Casimir de Marcassus de Puymaurin (1757-1841). Louise de Marillac and Saint Vincent de Paul, 19th Century. Copper.

Anonymous / 'Minerva or Allegory of Rome'. Ca. 1550. White marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

mezzo scudo. Urbain, Ferdinand de Saint (1654-1738), engraver, Innocenty XII ( papież ;1691-1700), ruler, Państwo Kościelne, issuer

Marcel Daniel-Dupuis (1849-1899). Portrait of J.A Dupont, engineer. Paris, Carnavalet museum.

Domenico Novello Malatesta, 1418-1465, Lord of Cesena and Cervia 1429 obverse. Dated: c. 1445. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 8.57 cm (3 3/8 in.) gross weight: 221.94 gr (0.489 lb.) axis: 1:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PISANELLO.

as. Trajan (cesarz rzymski ; 98-117), emperor

Medal: Giovanni de'Medici delle Bande Nere model 1522 or ca. 1570 (cast 16th century) Francesco da Sangallo Italian On the obverse is a portrait of the condottiere Giovannide Medici delle Bande Nere (1498 - 1526), and on thereverse is his impresa of a winged thunderbolt. The medal may date to 1570 on the basis ofstriking similarities in style and composition with twoother Medici medals, representing Gian Giacomode Medici (inscribed 1555 for his year of death) andCosimo de Medici, the son of Giovanni de Medici delleBande Nere (inscribed 1570). All threemedals could have formed part of a propaganda series,planned by Cosimo in or about 1570 to honor his family.The significance of the inscribed date 1522 remainsunclear. The year does not seem to commemorate anyspecific moment in Giovannis career. Sangallos undatedmarble bust of Giovanni is in the Museo Nazionale delBargello, Florence. This sixteenth-century cast is sharpand well defined.. Medal: Giovanni de'Medici delle Bande Nere 4

Unveiling of the statue of Jeroen Bosch in 's -Hertogenbosch 1930, Jacob Jan van Goor, 1929 - 1930 history medal Bronze medal, on the front the almost viewed bust of Bosch with a change, the coat of arms of 's-Hertogenbosch on a short Gelelied cross with reversal. bronze (metal) striking (metalworking)

Bliżej Kultury Maxentius, Menna Ticino

Hans Bolsterer, Johann Fichard, 1512 1581, Syndic of Frankfurt am Main (obverse), 1547 Johann Fichard, 1512-1581, Syndic of Frankfurt am Main obverse

Portrait medallion of Emile Molinier. Artist: Henry Nocq (French, 1868-1944). Culture: French. Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. (9.8 x 8.6 cm). Date: 1901. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Cyprian Godebski creator of the Mickiewicz monument in Warsaw; Łopieński, Ignacy (1865-1941); 1898 (1898-00-00-1898-00-00);

Carlos, Prince of Austrias (1545-1568). Son of Philip II of Spain. Medallion. Portrait. Engraving. Color.

Italian 16th Century, Julius III (Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte, 1487 1555), Pope 1550, c 1555 Julius III (Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte, 1487-1555), Pope 1550

Peter James Martel, Professor of the Humanities, Doctor of Philosophy, Chief Secretary of the Senate 18th century possibly French. Peter James Martel, Professor of the Humanities, Doctor of Philosophy, Chief Secretary of the Senate. possibly French. 18th century. Bronze, struck. Medals and Plaquettes

Giovanni II Bentivoglio, 1443-1508, Lord of Bologna 1463-1506 obverse. Dated: probably c. 1478/1482. Dimensions: overall (diameter, without loop): 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.) gross weight: 306 gr. Medium: bronze//With loop. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sperandio.

John Harrison Curtis. Line engraving by A. R. Freebairn, 1839, after E. W. Wyon after P.A. Sarti.

300th anniversary of Moliere's birth. Prud'homme, Georges-Henri (1873-1947), author of a project

Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Polish patriot (1746-1817) 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 dedicated himself to a personal campaign of creating

Medal portraying Ludovico il Moro (Vigevano, 1452 -Loches, 1508) by Caradosso (Cristoforo di Giovanni Matteo Foppa, circa 1452-1527),

Gianello della Torre, Italian Engineer and Architect in Spain (1501-1585) 1550-75 Medalist: probably Jacopo Nizolla da Trezzo Italian. Gianello della Torre, Italian Engineer and Architect in Spain (1501-1585) 197767

Antonio Sarzanella de' Manfredi, Este Diplomat obverse. Dated: c. 1463. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Sperandio.

Portrait of a Man. Dated: c. 1470/1500. Dimensions: overall: 4.4 x 3.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.) gross weight: 31 gr. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Ferrarese 15th Century.

Bartolommeo Colleone ca. 1460 Medalist: Marco Guidizani Italian. Bartolommeo Colleone 200637

Jules Verne memorial plaque, Pazin, Istria, Croatia, Europe

The Hudson-Fulton Celebration, New York. Artist: Emil Fuchs (American, Vienna 1866-1929 New York). Dimensions: Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 1909. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pierre Paul Royer-Collard (1763-1845), French editor, philosopher, statesman, and Member of the Academy 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 dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedic

Dr. W. Drees - Father of the Old Van Dagen, Metalgieterij Kometal, 1948 - 1988 Plaquette with portrait of W. Drees, with squeeze glasses, including inscription. Plaquette is black and bronze. Utrecht bronze (metal) casting historical persons. prime minister Netherlands

Medallion, in marble, representing Giovanni Pietro da Avenza, the work is located on the Portico of the Cathedral of S.Martino in Lucca, Italy

P. Roussot. "Alexandre Marchand". Plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum.

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