On the occasion of the closing of the World Exhibition in Paris on 3 November 1867, various artists engraved reward medals. The majority were made by Ponscarme. They all bore the effigy of Napoleon III on the obverse. This reward medal was dedicated to Mr Duhayon-Brunfaut, who as Kapellmeister had taken care of the musical performances during the exhibition. This medal probably ended up in a Ghent collection because the laureate's son, Auguste Duhayon, settled in Ghent, where he was a city councillor between 1870 and 1895.
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Hubert Ponscarme
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Monnaie de Paris
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| Title | Reward Portrait Medal of the French Emperor Napoleon III, in Memory of the World Exhibition in Paris in 1867 |
| Date | 1867 |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title on the front side: Napoleon III empereur |
| signatures (names) on the front side: H. Ponscarme F. | |
| commission on the reverse: Duhayon Brunfaut | |
| inscription and year on the reverse: Exposition universelle de MDCCCLXVII a Paris | |
| signatures (names) on the reverse: H. Ponscarme | |
| inscription on the reverse: Pour services rendus | |
| seal, stamp at the edge: cuivre | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | reward medal |
| Inventory number | 1921-ED |
| Acquisition credit |
transfer
Cabinet Numismatique de la Ville de Gand Ghent 1921-08-25 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1921-ED |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7952/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7953/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F33(EAGLE)
predatory birds: eagle
Iconclass
44B112 emperor Iconclass 44B115 president ~ head of republic Iconclass 46B181 Universal exhibition Iconclass 61B historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) Iconclass 61B2(NAPOLEON III) historical person (NAPOLEON III) Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass 61E(PARIS) names of cities and villages (PARIS) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
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