Alphonse De Witte was a passionate art lover and numismatist. In 1885, he became a member of the "Société Royale Belge de Numismatique" and vice-president in 1912. Because of his passion for art medals, he was the initiator and inspirer of the great medal salons during the World Exhibitions inBrussels in 1910 and Ghent in 1913. Together with de Dompierre de Chauffepié, chief curator of the Penningkabinet in The Hague, he founded the Société Hollandaise-Belge des Amis de la Médaille d'Art in Brussels in 1901. De Witte was a close friend of Godfried Devreese, whom he commissioned in 1902 to realise this portrait medal in cast bronze on the occasion of New Year.
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
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Paul Fisch
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| Title | Portrait of Alphonse De Witte |
| Date | 1902 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title, signature and year on the front side: A l p hse de W i t t e ; G. DEVREESE / I902 |
| studio stamp on the reverse: PAUL FISCH | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1909-Z |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Devreese, Godfried 1909 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-Z |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7635/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 61B2 historical persons 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. 61, nr. 114 (27)) |
| Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (p. 92, lijst 135, nr. 16) |
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