Medal (the Statue of Liberty)
Medal
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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This medal celebrates the union of France and the United States of America in the late 19th century.
Oscar Roty was the leading French medallist at this time. He studied painting under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran and sculpture under Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. In 1875 he won the Prix de Rome for engraving and, supported by his more conservative mentor, Jules-Clément Chaplain, was elected to the Institut de France in 1888. In 1889 he won the Grand Prix at the Paris Exposition Universelle and was appointed an officer of the Légion d’honneur. In 1907 he was awarded the Salon medal of honour for sculpture, an unprecedented award for a medallist.
Roty’s great career reflected his role in what Roger Marx called ‘the Renaissance of the medal in France’. This was evident at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, where struck medals by Roty and other medallists sold in tens of thousands.
Oscar Roty was the leading French medallist at this time. He studied painting under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran and sculpture under Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. In 1875 he won the Prix de Rome for engraving and, supported by his more conservative mentor, Jules-Clément Chaplain, was elected to the Institut de France in 1888. In 1889 he won the Grand Prix at the Paris Exposition Universelle and was appointed an officer of the Légion d’honneur. In 1907 he was awarded the Salon medal of honour for sculpture, an unprecedented award for a medallist.
Roty’s great career reflected his role in what Roger Marx called ‘the Renaissance of the medal in France’. This was evident at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, where struck medals by Roty and other medallists sold in tens of thousands.
Object details
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| Title | Medal (the Statue of Liberty) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast silver |
| Brief description | Medal, cast silver, depicting the Franco-American Union, by O. Roty, France, end of 19th century |
| Physical description | Medal depicts: Obv.: VNION.FRANCO.AMERICAINE STATVE.COLOSSALE.DE.LA.LIBERTÉ.ECLAIRANT.LE.MONDE 28 OCTOBRE M.D.CCCLXXXVI. France and America seated in a boat rowed by the genius of Liberty gazing at the colossal figure of Liberty enlightening the world, by Bartholdi, in New York Harbour. Signed on the seat of the boat O. ROTY. Rev.: SOUVENIR.DE.L'INDEPENDANCE.AMERICAINE MONVMENT ERIGÉ.PAR.LA.FRANCE.ET.L'AMERIQUE.EN.SOUVENIR.DE.LEUR.ANCIENNE.AMITIÉ 1776.1876 HAVTEVR.DE.LA.STATVE.46''' 8. HAVTEVR.DV PIÉDESTAL.35'''. A medallion with the head of Bartholdi with a spray of laurel and two shields bearing the arms of France and America. |
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| Object history | Bought, £2 9s. |
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| Summary | This medal celebrates the union of France and the United States of America in the late 19th century. Oscar Roty was the leading French medallist at this time. He studied painting under Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran and sculpture under Augustin-Alexandre Dumont. In 1875 he won the Prix de Rome for engraving and, supported by his more conservative mentor, Jules-Clément Chaplain, was elected to the Institut de France in 1888. In 1889 he won the Grand Prix at the Paris Exposition Universelle and was appointed an officer of the Légion d’honneur. In 1907 he was awarded the Salon medal of honour for sculpture, an unprecedented award for a medallist. Roty’s great career reflected his role in what Roger Marx called ‘the Renaissance of the medal in France’. This was evident at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1900, where struck medals by Roty and other medallists sold in tens of thousands. |
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| Accession number | 363-1903 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2008 |
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