The seaport of Bruges was solemnly inaugurated by King Leopold II on 23 July 1907. The seaport is connected to the city by means of a 10 km canal. This gigantic structure was built on the initiative of Bruges' mayor Visart de Bocarmé. The city council wanted to immortalise this event by issuing this commemorative medal with the portrait of Leopold II, in which Devreese depicts on the reverse side the prosperity that the new port will bring to the city.
| Artist |
Godfried Devreese
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Janvier & Duval
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| Title | Commemorative Portrait Medal of King Leopold II for the Installation of the Channel Bruges - Seaport in 1907 |
| Date | 1907 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription, year and signature on the front side: BRUGGE. ZEEHAVEN . 1907 ; G. DEVREESE |
| on the reverse | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | commemorative medals AAT |
| Inventory number | 1925-W |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Belgian Department of Sciences and Arts Brussels 1925 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1925-W |
| IIIF Manifest |
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1074/manifest.json
https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1075/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25I12
prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 46A122 coats of arms, heraldry Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(LEOPOLD II) historical person (LEOPOLD II) Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(BRUGES) names of cities and villages (BRUGES) Iconclass 61E(ZEEBRUGGE) names of cities and villages (ZEEBRUGGE) Iconclass 92B11221 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| 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.63, nr. 114 (68)) |
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