Original scientific paper
FRENCH MEDALS FROM "LA BELLE EPOQUE" IN ZAGREB NUMISMATIC COLLECTION
Ivan Mirnik
; Arheološki muzej u Zagrebu
Abstract
The Zagreb Archaeologlcal Museum Numismatic Collection contains fitteen French silver and bronze medals and plaquettes, from "La Belle Epoque", by the following autors: Réné BAUDlCHON (b.1878; one plaquette), JulesClément CHAPLAIN (1839-1909; three medals), Alexandre CHARPENTIER (1856-1909; one medal), Henri DUBOIS (b.1859; one plaquette), Daniel DUPUIS (1849-1699; one plaquette, one medal), Henry HUGUENlN (b.1886; one plaquette). Pierre-Charles LENOIR (b.1879), Henri PATEY (1855-1930; one medal), Louis Oscar ROTY (1896-1911; two plaquettes, one medal) and Frederic-Charles de VERNON (1858-1912; one plaquette). Most of the medals were acquired by J.Brunšmid, the director of the Zagreb Archaeological Museum from A.E.Cahn in Frankfurt in 1914. Several of them are very well known pieces: thus for instance Chap|ain's medal struck for the 1878 Paris World Exhibition (Cat.Nos.1-2) and his Music Academy Award (Cat.N0.2). or Roty's plaquette made on the occasion of the assassination of the French president S. Carnot in 1894 (Cat.No.4), and the 1899 plaquette named "La Toilette” (Cat.No.5), as well as his wedding medal from 1895 (Cat.No.6). The two works by the talented artist Daniel Dupuís, “La Source" (Cat.N0.7) and "Monnaie de Paris" (Cat.No.8), are also anthological. Alexander Charpentiefs Eiffel Tower medal (Cat.N0.10) shows his skill. F.de Vernon is represented by his famous plaquette "Eve" (Cat.No.11) and H.Dubois. the son of Alphée Dubois, by his plaquette "The Spring" (Cat.No.12).
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Publication date:
15.12.1993.
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