Médaille - François Duquesnoy ND
| Bronze | 43.2 g | 46.8 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Years | 1848-1850 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 43.2 g |
| Diameter | 46.8 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#317784 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
In the upper field, a chisel and a sculptor's mallet.
The rest of the field is occupied by a text in relief summarizing his life as an artist.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
F. DUQUESNOY DE BRUXELLES,
QUE L’ITALIE A SURNOMMÉ IL
FLAMINGO, FUT UN DES SCULPTEURS
LES PLUS CÉLÈBRES DE SON SIÈCLE.
OUTRE SES STATUES D’ENFANTS QU’ON
SE PLAIT A VANTER, LES GRANDS
OUVRAGES QU’IL EXÉCUTA A ROME
DEPUIS 1622, FONT ENCORE AUJOURD’HUI
L’ADMIRATION DES CONNAISSEURS.
1640, IL PLACE DANS LA BASILIQUE DE
ST PIERRE SA STATUE DE ST ANDRÉ.
1642, IL MEURT À LIVOURNE AU
MOMENT OÙ LE ROI LOUIS XIII
VENAIT DE LE NOMMER SON
PREMIER SCULPTEUR.
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
From 1848 to 1850, Adolphe-Christian Jouvenel engraved and published in Brussels a collection of 25 bronze medals in ±47 mm modules, depicting portraits of "Belgium's great men". At the time, each medal was sold for 4 Belgian francs.34 mm bronze or brass tokens reproducing some of these medals were also engraved, to make the publication accessible to all, according to the prospectus of the time, with a more democratic selling price of 50 centimes.
