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Gallia

Medal
late 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
De Vernon, Frederic Charles Victor (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

This medal depicts an allegorical bust of Gaul (France).
The medallist, Frederic Charles Victor de Vernon, began his studies in the die-engraving workshop of Paulin Tasset. In 1879 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and became the pupil of the sculptor Cavelier and the medallist J.C. Chaplain. Since 1892 he exhibited every year at the Salon.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Metalwork
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleGallia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Cast silver
Silver
Casting
Brief description
Medal, cast silver, Gallia, by F. Vernon, French, end of 19th century
Physical description
Medal depicts: Obv.: Bust to left in armour wearing a winged helmet.
Rev.: EXIIT AD.COELVM RAMIS.FELICIBVS ARBOS. An oak to which is attached a flag; behind, a trilithon and the setting sun. The medal has a ring at the top to which a link is attached.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.70cm
Marks and inscriptions
EXIIT AD.COELVM RAMIS.FELICIBVS ARBOS (on the reverse)
Object history
Bought, 11s. 9d.
Subjects depicted
Helmet
Bust
Armour
Oak
Flag
Trilithon
Suns
Place depicted
Gallia
Summary
This medal depicts an allegorical bust of Gaul (France).
The medallist, Frederic Charles Victor de Vernon, began his studies in the die-engraving workshop of Paulin Tasset. In 1879 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and became the pupil of the sculptor Cavelier and the medallist J.C. Chaplain. Since 1892 he exhibited every year at the Salon.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1903 - 1904. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1903, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Wyman and Sons, Limited, 1907, p. 63
  • Tait, Hugh, ed. The Art of the Jeweller, A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum. London, 1984, p. 187, no. 1152, illus. p. 313
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
364-1903

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Record createdNovember 13, 2008
Record URL
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