Drawing by Normand after the reverse of the so-called 'Reward medal for Palembang' by Dutch artist J.B. Braemt. Depicted is an ancient Greek soldier (a hoplite) standing on the prow of a ship. Next to him is a winged figure, probably symbolising Victory. The obverse of the medal (but not the drawing) shows the portrait of King William I. The medal was struck on the occasion of the recapture by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1821 of the principality of Palembang. It was subsequently awarded to members of the expeditionary army. Another drawing by Normand after the same medal is kept in the Goetghebuer album (inv. 2009-K-118).
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Charles Pierre Joseph Normand
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Joseph Pieter Braemt
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| Title | Drawing after the Medal by J.P. Braemt Commemorating the Conquest of Palembang (Sumatra), in: Album contenant des souvenirs offert par l’Amitié à P.J. Goetghebuer, architecte, professeur de l’Académie de Peinture, Sculpture & Architecture de l... |
| Date | ca. 1821 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the front side: HOSTUM . MUNIMENTIS . EXPUGNATIS . SATRAPE . CAPTO . BELLO . CONFECTO |
| signature and year below: AB. PALEMBANO. D’XXIV . JIN . MDIIIXI BRAEMT . F | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
ink drawing
pencil drawings AAT |
| Inventory number | 2009-K-117 |
| Acquisition credit |
long-term loan
Goetghebuer (coll.) Ghent 2009 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2009-K-117 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5952/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300033898 history paintings AAT |
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45C11(SPEAR)
casting weapons: spear
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45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield Iconclass 45C221 helmet Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 45K4 capture of city (after the siege) Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B3 (story of) Apollo (Phoebus) Iconclass |
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