Based on this plaster design of the bust of Ferdinand Vander Haeghen, the medal was struck that was presented to him on May 10, 1911, at his retirement celebration. There were 1 gilt silver (for the celebrant), 27 silver and 180 bronze examples struck.
| Artist |
Hippolyte Le Roy
RKD
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|---|---|
| Title | Medal Portraying Ferdinand Vander Haeghen |
| Date | 1911 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location | Ghent TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | name and year on the front side: LE ROY HIPP. / I9II |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | portrait medal |
| Inventory number | 1923-AU |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Le Roy, Hippolyte Ghent 1923-12-27 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1923-AU |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/959/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 49B4 university Iconclass 49M9 public library Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(FERDINAND VANDER HAEGHEN) historical person (FERDINAND VANDER HAEGHEN) Iconclass 61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
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