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Art Medal: A Gift for an Imprisoned Soldier, 1914 - 1915

  • silver (metal)
  • Inv. 1934-I

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This medal is original in that the reverse is a continuation of the obverse. On the obverse we see a woman presenting a gift for a prisoner, while on the reverse we see the prisoner in his cell accepting the package. Oscar Roty had already used this process of reverse - continuation of obverse in his plaque on the Fresnes-les-Rungis prison (also in this collection). This medal was also issued in small format as a pendant with a diameter of 28 mm. The girl was modelled on the little daughter of Devreese's sister Hortense. During the First World War, the sale of this medal was temporarily forbidden by the German occupying forces.

Artist

Godfried Devreese RKD
Courtrai 1861 - Ixelles 1941
medalistsAAT

Jules Fonson
1861 - 1938
workshop / studio

Title Art Medal: A Gift for an Imprisoned Soldier
Date 1914 - 1915
Period 20th century
Location Belgium TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings title on the front side: La cantine du soldat prisonnier
location and date at the front, lower right: Bruxelles 1914-1915
signatures (names) on the reverse: G. Devreese
number at the edge: 497
Collection medals AAT
Object type art medal
Inventory number 1934-I
Acquisition credit gift
Nève de Mévergnies, Léon (coll.)
1934-04-24
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1934-I
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8157/manifest.json
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Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass
45D313 private soldier Iconclass
45I1 prisoner of war (after the battle) Iconclass
45I15 care ~ prisoner of war Iconclass
45I151 prisoner of war camp Iconclass
School / Style realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
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