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Medal Portraying Johannes Gutenberg, 1903

  • silver (metal)
  • Inv. 1911-AL

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On the obverse of this medal, Johannes Gutenberg is portrayed against a background of flowers. He has a long beard and wears a cap and fur-lined cloak. The reverse depicts a book press and a number of open books.

Artist

Leon Julien Deschamps Wikidata RKD
Paris 1860 - Moûtiers 1920
medalistsAAT

Monnaie de Paris
workshop / studio

Title Medal Portraying Johannes Gutenberg
Date 1903
Location France TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings name on the front side: . JEAN GVTENBERG . INVENTEVR DE L' IMPRIMERIE NE EN I400 MORT EN I468
signatures (names) on the front side: 03 LEON DESCHAMPS
year on the reverse: J MCDXLI 9
text on the reverse: LA LVMIERE FVT
Collection medals AAT
Object type portrait medal
Inventory number 1911-AL
Acquisition credit gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille
Ghent
1911-06-23
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
49M1 printing, printing office Iconclass
49M11 printing press Iconclass
61B2 historical persons Iconclass
61B2(JOHANNES GUTENBERG) historical person (JOHANNES GUTENBERG) Iconclass
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. 131, nr 10)
Algemeene Wereldtentoonstelling te Gent in 1913 (Paleis der Schoone Kunsten, 1 mei - 1 november 1913) : Groep II. Schoone Kunsten ; Klasse 9b ; Gesneden Penningen (Salon van de medailles) / Victor Tourneur. - Brussel : Drukkerij (Oud Huis We Monnom), 1913 (p. 131, nr. 10)
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