Medallions and Historical Figures

Bronze medallions portraying notable historical figures, emphasizing artistry in medal design with detailed facial features and textures.

Alexandre Vassili�vitch Souvorov (1729-1800), Feld-Marechal Russian (1794), 1799 K�chler, Conrad Heinrich. Alexandre Vassili�vitch Souvorov (1729-1800), Feld-Marechal Russian (1794), 1799. Bronze. 1799.

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Marsilio Ficino, 1433 1499, Florentine Humanist (obverse), c 1499 Marsilio Ficino, 1433-1499, Florentine Humanist obverse

Visit of Charles X at the Royal Hotel des Invalides, October 19, 1824 Anonymous. Visit of Charles X at the Royal Hotel des Invalides, October 19, 1824. Bronze. 1824.

Polytechnic School, 1819 Pierre-Hubert Desnoyers (1767-1830). Polytechnic university. Paris (Fifth arr.). Bronze. 1819.

Memorial of St. H�l�ne, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), 1840 Antoine Bovy (1795-1877). Saint H�l�ne Memorial, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), 1840. Copper, 1840.

Installation of the first stone of Saint-Jean de Neuilly, November 4, 1827 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Installation of the first stone of Saint-Jean de Neuilly, November 4, 1827. Bronze. 1827.

Memorial of St. H�l�ne, 1821-1840 Antoine Bovy (1795-1880). Memorial of St. H�l�ne, 1821-1840. Bronze.

Mélanie Waldor (1796-1871) 1835 Medalist: 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 re

Alexandre Vassili�vitch Souvorov (1729-1800), Feld-Marechal Russian (1794), 1799 K�chler, Conrad Heinrich. Alexandre Vassili�vitch Souvorov (1729-1800), Feld-Marechal Russian (1794), 1799. Bronze. 1799.

In Tribute to Adam Mickiewicz by Compatriots, 100th Anniversary of Birth. Meissner, Jan (1866-1905), creator, Gerlach i Meissner (Warszawa ; zakład medalierski ; fl. ca 1886-1910), creator

Girolamo Ridolfi of San Gimignano, 1465-1526, Apostolic Secretary, Consistorial Advocate, and Knight of the Golden Spur obverse. Dated: c. 1485. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.1 cm (2 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Niccolò Fiorentino.

Alphonse de Lamartine 1830, cast before 1856 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

Lodovica Tornabuoni, Daughter of Giovanni Tornabuoni obverse. Dated: c. 1485/1486. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). Medium: bronze//Late cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Niccolò Fiorentino.

Bliżej Kultury Baerend, Karol (1770 1824)

Installation of the first stone of the Rochechouart Barrier, April 12, 1826 Alexis-Joseph Deaulis (1790-1867). Installation of the first stone of the Barrier of Rochechouart, April 12, 1826. Bronze. 1826.

Inauguration of the column of July, July 27, 1840 Jean-Pierre Montagny (1789-1862). Inauguration of the column of July, July 27, 1840. Bronze.

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856). "Pierre-Simon Ballanche". Paris, Carnavalet museum. 33478-1 Writer, French, medallion, portrait, romantic

Louis-Michel The Asslement de Romion French Office of Convention (1789-1791), distance to France, 1792-1793), 1793 NOT IDENTIFY. Louis-Michel The Plezier de Saint-Felezeau (1760-1793), Deputed Bein Assemble, with the National Convention (1792-1793), 1793. Bronze.

Portrait medal of Camilla Buondelmonti Salviati (obverse); Personification of Hope (reverse) model ca. 1490 (possibly cast 16th or 17th century) Style of Niccolò Fiorentino (Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli) Italian This unsigned medal falls within a large group of medals attributed to the style of Niccolò Fiorentino. The portrait is typical of the artists bold style and use of high relief. The medal was made in 1490, the year Camilla Buondelmonti married Giannozzo di Bernardo Salviati, who later became controller of the Opera del Duomo in Florence. On the reverse, the personification of Hope, one of the three theological virtues, stands upon a rocky outcropping in a billowing garment. She clasps her hands in prayer before a radiant sun and is accompanied by the legend "I hope in God." Similar subjects and inscriptions are seen in other medals by the group of artists associated with Niccolò Fiorentino.. Portrait medal of Camilla Buondelmonti Salviati (obverse); Personification of Hope (rev

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.

Bronze plaque of W. SidneySmith

Louis Lazare Hoche (1768-1797), General French, 1821 Raymond Gayrard (1777-1858). Louis Lazare Hoche (1768-1797), General French, 1821. Bronze.

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino, Ruberto di Bernardo Nasi, born 1479, Prior of Liberty 1513 (obverse), c 1495 Ruberto di Bernardo Nasi, born 1479, Prior of Liberty 1513 obverse

Dupuis, Daniel (n.1849-02-15-D.1899-11-14), Ministry of Navy; Pigeons release. (Title awarded), 1900. Carnavalet museum - History of Paris.

Pisanello, Vittorino de' Rambaldoni da Feltre, 1379 1446, Humanist (obverse), c 1446 Vittorino de' Rambaldoni da Feltre, 1379-1446, Humanist obverse

Conversion of Queen Christina of Sweden, 1654 17th century Medalist: possibly Alberto Hamerani. Conversion of Queen Christina of Sweden, 1654 191196

Richard Morris Hunt. Karl Theodore Francis Bitter; American, born Austria, 1865-1915. Date: 1891. Dimensions: 63.5 cm (25 in.). Plaster. Origin: United States. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Plaque 1770-1800 () French. Plaque 3347

Horace Vernet (1789-1863). Artist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788-1856 Paris). Culture: French. Dimensions: Diameter: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm). Founder: Eck et Durand. Date: 1828.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 monuments

Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840 Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840. Bronze.

Proclamation of the reinstatement of the Empire, December 2, 1852 ". Golden copper. 1852. Paris, Musée Carnavalet. 102019-17

Matteo de' Pasti, Guarino da Verona, 1374 1460, Humanist (obverse), c 1446 Guarino da Verona, 1374-1460, Humanist obverse

Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) 1837 Medalist: William Wyon British. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) 210260

Anna Maurella Oldofredi d'Iseo. Dated: late 16th century. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.38 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 44.72 gr (0.099 lb.). Medium: lead. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: called Bombarda Giovanni Battista Cambio.

MEDALLA ITALIANA-LEON BAUTISTA ALBERTI-S XV/XVI- ARQUITECTO Y ESCRITOR- 1404/1472. Author: PASTIS MATEO DE. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Giuliano II de' Medici, 1479-1516, Duc de Nemours 1515 obverse. Dated: 1739/1744. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 7.73 cm (3 1/16 in.) gross weight: 94.6 gr (0.209 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Antonio Francesco Selvi.

Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840 Anonymous. Return of the ashes of Emperor Napoleon I, December 1840. Bronze.

Marcel Delanney (1863-1944), Prefect of the Seine (1911-1918), 1915 Victor Segoffin (1867-1925). Marcel Delanney (1863-1944), Prefect of the Seine (1911-1918). Bronze, 1915.

Zygmunt II August (1548-1572) Herwijck, Steven van

�mile de Girardin (1806-1881), journalist and French politician, 1849 Maurice Valentin Borrel (1804-1882). �mile de Girardin (1806-1881), Journalist and French PolitiCian. Bronze, 1849.

Vittorino de' Rambaldoni da Feltre, 1379-1446, Humanist obverse. Dated: c. 1446. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) gross weight: 113.22 gr (0.25 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PISANELLO.

Baptiste-Henri Grégoire, called L'Abbé Grégoire (1750-1831) cast between 1844 and 1856 Medalist: 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

Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin-(N.1730-11-05-D.1819-07-11), coronation of Louis XVI (main title), 1775. Alloy with low melting point. Brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Jean-Baptiste Augustin Regnault (1754 -1829), Painter, 1812 Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier (1784-1853). Jean-Baptiste Augustin Regnault (1754 -1829), Painter, 1812. Copper Golden, 1812.

Medallion of the Marquis de Lafayette. Dimensions: Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm). Maker: Pierre Jean David d'Angers (French, Angers 1788-1856 Paris). Date: 1830. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pier Paolo Galeotti, Giampaolo Melilupi, Son of Deifobo II and Cassandra (obverse), 1552 or after Giampaolo Melilupi, Son of Deifobo II and Cassandra obverse

Count (Antoine Jacques Claude Joseph) Boulay de la Meurthe , Polititian, Minister of State 1832 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

Francesco da Sangallo, Giovanni de' Medici delle Bande Nere, 1498 1526, Celebrated Condottiere and Father of Cosimo I (obverse), c 1570 Giovanni de' Medici delle Bande Nere, 1498-1526, Celebrated Condottiere and Father of Cosimo I obverse

Pierre Jeannin, c. 1540-1622, Lawyer, Superintendent of Finances 1610. Dated: 1618. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.) gross weight: 641.6 gr (1.414 lb.). Medium: bronze//Thick hollow cast. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Guillaume Dupré.

Caradosso Foppa, Niccolo Orsini, 1442 1510, Count of Pitigliano and Nola, Captain of the Army of the Roman Church and of the Florentine Republic (obverse), 1485 1495 Niccolo Orsini, 1442-1510, Count of Pitigliano and Nola, Captain of the Army of the Roman Church and of the Florentine Republic obverse

Louis Boucherat (1616-1699), Chancellor of France (1685-1699), 1685 Michel Molard (died in 1714). Louis Boucherat (1616-1699), Chancellor of France (1685-1699), 1685. Bronze.

Marie-Louise d'Austria (1791-1847), Empress of the French (1810-1815), 1810 Joseph Nikolaus Lang (1776-1835). Marie-Louise d'Austria (1791-1847), Empress of the French (1810-1815), 1810. Etain.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French (1804-1815) Bertrand Andrieu (1804-1815). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of the French (1804-1815). Etain in a brass frame covered with a glass. After 1804.

Probably Venetian 16th Century, Head of a Satyr (obverse), 16th century Head of a Satyr obverse

Emilian 16th Century, Portrait of a Lady, late 16th century Portrait of a Lady

Portrait of a Lady. Dated: c. 1550. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.74 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 75.99 gr (0.168 lb.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Italian 16th Century, Giulia Orsini, 16th century Giulia Orsini

Medallion 1776-1883 Possibly after Jean Martin Renaud French. Medallion 494

Antonis Mor, c. 1517/1521-1576/1577, Painter. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.37 cm (2 1/2 in.) gross weight: 46.05 gr (0.102 lb.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Steven van Herwijck.

Galle, André (n.1761-05-27-D.1844-12-21), conquest of Haute Egypt (main title), 1799. Bronze copper alloy. Red brown patina. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Medallion creator Pierre Jean David d'Angers

Medaille puts Portret van André Étienne d'Audebert de Férussac, Achille Collas (Possible), in Or after 1833 print France paper historical persons. ornament ~ medallion

In Honor of Victor Hugo, Novelist 1885 Medalist: Jules-Clément Chaplain French. In Honor of Victor Hugo, Novelist 187545 Artist: Medalist: Jules-Clment Chaplain, French, Mortagne, Orne 18391909 Paris, In Honor of Victor Hugo, Novelist, 1885, Bronze, cast - single, Diameter: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893 (93.10.52)

Regnault Danet, Portrait of a Man (obverse) Portrait of a Man obverse

Sydney Lady Morgan (née Owenson), Irish novelist (1777-1859) 1829 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

Jan Iii Sobieski (1674 1696), Victory Near Khotyn Höhn, Jan (m .; Ca 1641 1693)

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), French chemist. Bronze, sand cast iron. 1834. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 58287-11 Bronze, French chemist, sand cast iron, portrait

Bernardino Gamberia, 1455-1507, Private Chamberlain of Innocent VIII obverse. Dated: 1485. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Niccolò Fiorentino.

Patrick Nasmyth, 1787-1831, British, Self portrait, ca. 1815. Wood.

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac (1778-1850), French physicist and chemist. Bronze, sand cast iron. Nineteenth century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 58287-19 Bronze, chemist, sand cast, French physicist, portrait

Medallion 1819 Possibly Godel & Co. Fine Art. Medallion. 1819. Bronze. Made in France

New York City to Col. James Duncan. Artist: Charles Cushing Wright (1796-1854). Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Date: 1848. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Pietro Lauro, born 1508, Modenese Poet and Scholar obverse. Dated: 1555. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.) gross weight: 83.76 gr (0.185 lb.) axis: 12:00. Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Master I. A. V. F.

Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi), (b. 1599, Pope 1655-67) 1655-67 Medalist: Gasparo Morone. Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi), (b. 1599, Pope 1655-67) 195421

Uriah P. Levy, 1792-1862, American Naval Officer. Dated: 1833. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 18 cm (7 1/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Pierre-Jean David d'Angers.

Steven van Herwijck, Antonis Mor, c 1517 1521 1576 1577, Painter Antonis Mor, c. 1517/1521-1576/1577, Painter

Marat mid-19th century after a model of 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 creating contemporary and

Portrait medal of Don Inigo d'Avalos (obverse); Sphere Representing Earth, Sea, and Sky (reverse) ca. 1449-50 Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian Active in Verona and the Italian courts, the celebrated master Pisanello left behind a significant legacy, including a large corpus of drawings and several paintings. He was also the inventor of the commemorative portrait medal. Inspired by Roman coins, with their portraits of rulers and allegorical representations on the reverse, the medals commemorated individuals or events and functioned as gifts and mementoes. Pisanellos medal of Don Inigo d'Avalos, grand chamberlain and military general to Alfonso V of Naples, depicts the sitter wearing a fur-trimmed robe and a hat composed of a rolled hood (cappuccio) and long draped portion. This masterful portrait medal captures his youthful self-confidence. The simple inscription is parenthetical to delicate variations in low relief, which harmonize with rhythmic folds of fabric in higher relief and

Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780-1857) modeled 1830, cast ca. 1830-56 Medalist: 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 campa

Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417-1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano obverse. Dated: probably 1460/1468. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 9.09 cm (3 9/16 in.) gross weight: 168.83 gr (0.169 kg). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: after Matteo de' Pasti.

Simone Michieli, Canon of Verona (1498-1535) probably ca. 1515-25 Medalist: Fra Antonio da Brescia Fra Antonio's medals demonstrate his ability to render his portrait subjects with a highly descriptive realism. His style is distinguished by sober, precise portraits set in spacious compositional fields. While much remains unknown about the artist's life, he probably worked in various northern Italian cities as an itinerant friar-medalist.. Simone Michieli, Canon of Verona (1498-1535) 197760

Matteo de' Pasti, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417 1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano (obverse), 1447 Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, 1417-1468, Lord of Rimini and Fano obverse

David d'Angers (1788-1856). Portrait of Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1894), conventional. Yellow marble. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 74056-24 National Convention, French politician, marble, portrait, French revolution

Clement VII (Giulio de' Medici, 1478-1534), Pope 1523. Dated: c. 1523/1534. Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Italian 16th Century.

Currency of Paris (n. - d.), The Duke of Sully (main title). Bronze copper alloy. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Leone Leoni, Ippolita de Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1535 1563 Ippolita de Ferdinando Gonzaga, 1535-1563

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