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International Exhibition of the Belgian Association of Photographers in 1896, ca. 1891 - 1896

  • silver (metal)
  • 59.8 x 45 mm
  • Inv. 1909-QQ

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Fernand Dubois was commissioned back in 1891 by the 'Association Belge de Photographie' to design a medal for their international exhibition. This example from 1896 shows on the obverse a naked woman holding a photographic plate while using a magnifying glass to focus a ray of sunlight on the plate. The medal is dedicated to Joseph Casier, a member of the museum committee and also a passionate amateur photographer. As president of the "Association Belge de Photographie", he attended the presentation of the first cinema show in Belgium by the Lumière brothers in November 1895. During his presidency, the association organised numerous international exhibitions of photography, such as the one in Brussels in 1896 for which Casier received the medal in his name.

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Fernand Dubois RKD
Ronse 1861 - Anhée 1939
medalistsAAT

Title International Exhibition of the Belgian Association of Photographers in 1896
Date ca. 1891 - 1896
Period 19th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription and signature on the front side: ASSOCIATION ; BELGE / DE / PHOTOGRAPHIE ; FERNAND DUBOIS ; EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE
signature et inscription on the reverse: FERNAND DUBOIS ; JOS. CASIER
Collection medals AAT
Object type plaques (flat objects) AAT
Inventory number 1909-QQ
Acquisition credit gift
Casier, Joseph
1909
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 24A81 sunbeams Iconclass
31A312 magnifying glass Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
48C6 photography, cinematography Iconclass
48C61 photographs Iconclass
48C611 photographer at work Iconclass
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