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Drawing school in Ghent, medal awarded to the pupil J. Steyaert
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Drawing school in Ghent, medal awarded to the pupil J. Steyaert

Jean Henri Simon · 1822 · striking (metalworking); engraving; silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silver medal with suspension loop. Obverse: Minerva with an inverted cornucopia and wreath in her outstretched right hand, sitting before an altar whose pedestal bears a crowned coat of arms; at her feet: compass, set square, roll of paper, painter's palette with brushes and hammer; behind her: bust; section: year. Reverse: inscription within a laurel wreath.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTekenschool te Gent, penning uitgereikt aan de kwekeling J. Steyaert. 1822. Jean Henri Simon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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