This plaque portrays Prince Leopold of Belgium, the future King Leopold III, at the age of ten. The society of medal friends had the plaque engraved by Franz Vermeylen. It was distributed to the members in January 1911 and 56 silver and 368 bronze examples were struck. On the reverse side, a toddler is depicted kissing Brussels.
| Artist |
Frantz Vermeylen
RKD
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Alphonse Michaux
RKD
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| Title | Plaque Medal Portraying Prince Leopold of Belgium |
| Date | 1910 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Belgium TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | name below: LEOPOLD / DUC DE BRABANT |
| signatures (names) at the front, lower right: F.VERMEYLEN | |
| name and year on the reverse: SOCIETE / HOLLANDO-BELGE / DES AMIS / DE LA / MEDAILLE D'ART / I9I0 | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-O |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-O |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3698/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3699/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31D11221
boy (child between toddler and youth)
Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass 44B15121 prince Iconclass 61B2(LEOPOLD III) historical person (LEOPOLD III) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Marie Pierre François Vermeylen - Frantz Vermeylen (MAP VERDWENEN) / Phyllis Dierick, Arthur Pauwels. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] |
| 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. 110) |
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