Médaille - Hommage à Hendrik Van der Haert
1846 year| Bronze | 107.8 g | 63.4 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| King | Leopold I (1831-1865) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1846 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 107.8 g |
| Diameter | 63.4 mm |
| Thickness | 7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#330644 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Inscription on eight lines inscribed in a snake biting its tail;
a five-pointed star under it.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TÉMOIGNAGE D'ADMIRATION ET DE REGRET
AU
PEINTRE ÉMINENT
QUI CONSACRA
SES DERNIÈRES ANNÉES
A LA DIRECTION
DE
L'ACADÉMIE ROYALE
DE GAND
Engraver: Adolphe Jouvenel
Edge
Plain
Comment
Jouvenel FilsJouvenel was a personal friend of Van der Haert and engraved this medal in memory of this friendship.
The King signed up for 10 copies. The artist is buried in the St-Magrietstraat church in Ghent.
