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Re-establishment of Statue of Henri IV

Medal
1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gayrard, Raymond (medallist)
Place of origin
France (made)

This medal commemorating and honouring the re-establishment of the statue of Henri IV is made by Raymond Gayrard, in France in 1824. As inscribed on the reverse, it is dedicated 'to our faithful subject for spontaneously and with their own money re-establishing the statue of our ancestor Henri IV', and presumably this medal was given to each contributor.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Royalty
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleRe-establishment of Statue of Henri IV (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Struck bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Re-establishment of the Statue of Henri IV, bronze, by Raymond Gayrard, French, 19th century, 1824.
Physical description
Obverse: Jugate profile portraits to right of henri IV and Louis XVIII. Legend.
Reverse: Legend.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.26cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HENRI IV [and] LOUIS XVIII' [signed] 'GAYRARD F.' (obverse)
  • 'A . NOS / FIDÊLES . SUJETS / POUR . AVOIR / SPONTANENMENT / ET . DE . LEURS . DENIERS / RÉTABLI . LA . STATUE / DE . NOTRE . VI . AIEUL / HENRI . IV' (reverse)
    Translation
    'to our faithful subject for spontaneously and with their own money re-establishing the statue of our ancestor Henri IV'
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subjects depicted
Henri IV
Louis XVIII (King of France and Navarre)
Summary
This medal commemorating and honouring the re-establishment of the statue of Henri IV is made by Raymond Gayrard, in France in 1824. As inscribed on the reverse, it is dedicated 'to our faithful subject for spontaneously and with their own money re-establishing the statue of our ancestor Henri IV', and presumably this medal was given to each contributor.
Bibliographic references
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, II, London, 1904, p. 226
  • Babelon, Jean and Jacquiot, Josèphe, Histoire de Paris d'aprés les médailles de la Renaissance au XXe siècle, Paris, 1950, p. 106, no 262
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.74-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O313416/re-establishment-of-statue-of-medal-gayrard-raymond/
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