Laurent Hart, Medal, Belgium, 1851 Solid Silver.
Artist: Laurent Hart
Hainaut Exhibition, 1851 Commemorative Medal Laurent Hart (active in the 19th century) Belgium, 1851 Solid silver, struck medal Signature: HART. F.
Obverse: Effigy of Leopold I, King of the Belgians, in left profile, wearing a wreath of oak leaves.
Reverse: Allegory of industrial and agricultural progress. A seated female figure, symbol of the Province or the Nation, is surrounded by personifications of Industry and Agriculture. Economic and heraldic attributes at her feet. Inscription: HAINAUT EXHIBITION. Date in Roman numerals: MDCCCLI.
Laurent Hart, born December 6, 1810, in Antwerp and died in Brussels on January 10, 1860, was a Belgian medalist. After studying at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, he furthered his training under Joseph-Pierre Braemt, Adrien Veyrat, and Adolphe Jouvenel, renowned medalists of his time. Laurent Joseph Hart produced a prolific body of work. He was a member of the Brussels Freemasons and the True Friends of the Union. In the former collection of Baron de Surmont de Volsberghe, Minister of Industry, a significant portion of over a thousand pieces consisted of Hart's medals.
Selected Bibliography:
Alphonse de Witte, Les médailleurs belges au XIXᵉ siècle, Brussels, Académie royale de Belgique, 1897.
Victor Tourneur, Histoire de la numismatique belge, Brussels, Lamertin, 1920.
Jean Puype, La médaille en Belgique de 1830 à 1914, Brussels, Crédit communal de Belgique, 1980.
Paul Naster, La médaille, miroir de l'histoire, Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, 1993.
*Dictionnaire des artistes belges, Brussels, Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique (IRPA), numismatic entries.
Obverse: Effigy of Leopold I, King of the Belgians, in left profile, wearing a wreath of oak leaves.
Reverse: Allegory of industrial and agricultural progress. A seated female figure, symbol of the Province or the Nation, is surrounded by personifications of Industry and Agriculture. Economic and heraldic attributes at her feet. Inscription: HAINAUT EXHIBITION. Date in Roman numerals: MDCCCLI.
Laurent Hart, born December 6, 1810, in Antwerp and died in Brussels on January 10, 1860, was a Belgian medalist. After studying at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, he furthered his training under Joseph-Pierre Braemt, Adrien Veyrat, and Adolphe Jouvenel, renowned medalists of his time. Laurent Joseph Hart produced a prolific body of work. He was a member of the Brussels Freemasons and the True Friends of the Union. In the former collection of Baron de Surmont de Volsberghe, Minister of Industry, a significant portion of over a thousand pieces consisted of Hart's medals.
Selected Bibliography:
Alphonse de Witte, Les médailleurs belges au XIXᵉ siècle, Brussels, Académie royale de Belgique, 1897.
Victor Tourneur, Histoire de la numismatique belge, Brussels, Lamertin, 1920.
Jean Puype, La médaille en Belgique de 1830 à 1914, Brussels, Crédit communal de Belgique, 1980.
Paul Naster, La médaille, miroir de l'histoire, Brussels, Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, 1993.
*Dictionnaire des artistes belges, Brussels, Institut royal du Patrimoine artistique (IRPA), numismatic entries.
450 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th
Condition: Good condition
Material: Sterling silver
Diameter: 5 cm
Reference (ID): 1694527
Availability: In stock
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