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Catalog Number |
M-Al1-1 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Title |
Medal commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Belgian Academie des Sciences, Belles Lettres et Arts |
Artist |
Rousseau, Victor |
Artist 2 |
Fonson, Jules |
Date |
1922 |
Description |
Obverse: profile portrait of Albert I, King of Belgium, and laurel branch; "ALBERTO I REGNANTE / ACADEMIA SCIENT. LITT. ET ART. / BELGICA CENTESIMUM QUINQUACESIMUM / NATALEM SUUM CELEBRAT ANNO MCMXXII" under profile. Reverse: classical figures with various offerings at bottom of and ascending stairs to structure; sun rises in background; "PROSIT PATRIAE LABOR PROSIT ET HUMANO GENERI" at top left. Signed "Victor Rousseu" at bottom left, on border. "J. Fonson" stamped on bottom edge. |
Label |
This medal was struck in 1922 by sculptor Victor Rousseau to celebrate the 150th-anniversary of the Royal Academy of Belgium. The medal depicts Albert I, the king who guided Belgium through World War I and the post-war period. Founded in 1772, the Académie Impériale et Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles was established by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria to advance the country's intellectual life and to stimulate research in the sciences and the arts. |
Material |
Bronze |
Dimensions |
H-2.875 W-2 D-0.125 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society. Gift of the Belgian Academie des Sciences, Belles Lettres, et Arts, 3 November 1922. |
Search Terms |
20th century twentieth century commemorative classical sun |