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Dem Andenken Ghagas, 50th anniversary of the Semmering railway

Plaquette
ca. 1904 (made)
Artist/Maker
Marschall, Rudolph Ferdinand (medallist)
Place of origin
Austria (made)

This medal made by Rudolf Marschall in ca. 1904 in Austria depicts the bust of Ghega and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Semmering-railway in Austria.

Von Ghega 91802-1860) was an engineer. He became most famous for his design and construction of the Semmering-railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. The crossing of the Semmering was not thought possible. Already in 1844 Ghaga submitted a plan for the crossing of the Semmering, with locomotives with no extra rail for gear wheels. Construction of the Semmeringbahn began in 1848 and took till 1854. He was knighted (Ritter) in 1851. He died of tuberculosis.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Plaquette
TitleDem Andenken Ghagas, 50th anniversary of the Semmering railway (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, Carl Ritter von Ghaga, 50th anniversary of the Semmering railway, by Rudolf Marschall, Austrian, 1904
Physical description
Obverse: A monumental head of a man looking to right set in a landscape being festooned with a garland by a nude female. Inscribed.
Reverse: The skyline of a town below. Inscribed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Width: 5.4cm
  • Depth: 0.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DEM ANDENKEN GHEGAS / R. MARSCHALL FEC.' (obverse)
    Translation
    'in memory of Ghega / made by Marschall'
  • 'ANLÄSSLICH DER FEIER DES 50 J. BESTANDES DER SEMMERINGBAHN MAI 1904 DIE K.K. REICHS.HAUPT - VND RESIDENZSTADT WIEN.' (reverse)
    Translation
    'on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Semmering Railway, May 1904, the capital of the empire and court-town Vienna'
Object history
Given in the name of Baurat Hartwig Fischel by his son Paul J Gordon-Fischel, Chessington, Surrey, in 1983.
Subject depicted
Von Ghega, Carl Ritter
Summary
This medal made by Rudolf Marschall in ca. 1904 in Austria depicts the bust of Ghega and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Semmering-railway in Austria.

Von Ghega 91802-1860) was an engineer. He became most famous for his design and construction of the Semmering-railway from Gloggnitz to Mürzzuschlag. The crossing of the Semmering was not thought possible. Already in 1844 Ghaga submitted a plan for the crossing of the Semmering, with locomotives with no extra rail for gear wheels. Construction of the Semmeringbahn began in 1848 and took till 1854. He was knighted (Ritter) in 1851. He died of tuberculosis.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.7-1983

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349339/dem-andenken-ghagas-50th-anniversary-plaquette-marschall-rudolph-ferdinand/
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