The front of this plaque depicts a seated woman in draped robes, holding a winged helmet. On the ground lies a horn of plenty and in the background is a panorama of factories and activity. The reverse shows a laurel tree with, against its trunk, a hammer, a plough and two serpents wriggling. Next to it is a thistle. This plaque was offered to various people or institutions by the Comité français des expositions à l'étranger, with space on the reverse for an inscription.
Artist | Alexandre Louis BottéeRKDWikidata |
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Title | Plaque Medal offered to the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent by the Comité français des expositions à l'étranger in 1899 |
Date | 1899 |
Period | 19th century |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | name on the front side |
text on the reverse: Comité français des expositions à l'étranger | |
text on the reverse: Musée de Gand | |
Collection | medalsAAT |
Object type | commemorative plaque |
Inventory number | 1914-A |
Acquisition credit | gift Comité français des Expositions à l'Etranger Ghent 1914-01 |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-A |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8271/manifest.json https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8272/manifest.json |