This medal was given by Rudolf Lehmann to his former educator Agatha Van Meurs, for her 80th birthday.Rudolf Lehmann was a merchant and the consul general of Greece in Amsterdam. He was a well-known collector of stamps and knighthoods. The piece shows Agatha van Meurs in traditional costume on the front and a dedication engraved on the reverse.
| Artist |
Jacob Jan Van Goor
RKD
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Carel Joseph Anton Begeer
RKD
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| Title | Portrait Medal for the 80th Birthday of Agatha Van Meurs |
| Date | 1901 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Utrecht TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription at the front, along the edge: AGATHA / V. MEURS |
| inscription and signature on the reverse: TER / HERINNERING / AAN UWEN / 80EN GEBOORTEDAG / OP / 18 NOVEMBER 1901 / DOOR / RUDOLF LEHMANN ) ; B.U. | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-BI |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
salon Brussels 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-BI |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7735/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7736/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
31D17 old woman Iconclass 41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF) Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(AGATHA VAN MEURS) historical person (AGATHA VAN MEURS) - BB - woman Iconclass |
| Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles en 1910 : Salon international de la médaille contemporaine... : Groupe II: Beaux-Arts ; Classe 9B: Gravure en médailles (Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, 01.05 - 15.11.1910) ; Catalogue / Victor Tourneur. - Bruxelles : Imprimerie A. Lesigne, 1910 (p. 134, Catalogue, nr. 217/7) |
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