This large bronze plaque, designed by French medallist Ernesta Robert-Mérignac, refers to a protocol at the French court where the king was greeted by his courtiers. It was exhibited at the Salon de la Medaille during the 1910 World Fair in Brussels.
| Artist |
Ernesta Robert-Mérignac
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| Title | Plaque Medal Saluting the Sword under the Reign of Louis XV |
| Period |
19th century
20th century |
| Medium and support | founding (metal or glass working) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) below: Erneste Robert Mérignac |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-CZ |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille 1911 |
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| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7668/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31D11221
boy (child between toddler and youth)
Iconclass
41D221(HAT) head-gear: hat Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44B152 royal household; courtiers, retinue, train Iconclass 45B411 salute Iconclass 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword 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. 113, Catalogue, nr. 186 (1)) |
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