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Henri de Montault

Medal
ca. 1600-1670 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal depicts Henri de Montault, who was Marquis de Saint Geniès and Governor of St. Omer and was made by Adriaen Waterloos in Brussels in ca. 1600-1670.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHenri de Montault (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal, silver, Henri de Montault, by Adriaen Waterloos, Flemish, ca. 1660-1670
Physical description
Obverse: bust in full face of de Montault, clean shaven. Inscription.
Reverse: a cock crowing at the sun which rises to left behind a hillock. Behind a view of a town, above which in the sky, is a star. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MARCHIONI . DES . GENIES . FAVOREM . REGIS . DEBET . AC . DVAC' (obverse)
  • 'SOLEMQVE . CIET . SOLISQUE . FAVORES . - AWA . F' (reverse)
Object history
From the Salting bequest.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal depicts Henri de Montault, who was Marquis de Saint Geniès and Governor of St. Omer and was made by Adriaen Waterloos in Brussels in ca. 1600-1670.
Bibliographic reference
'Salting Bequest (A. 70 to A. 1029-1910) / Murray Bequest (A. 1030 to A. 1096-1910)'. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum (Department of Architecture and Sculpture). London: Printed under the Authority of his Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, East Harding Street, EC, p. 61
Collection
Accession number
A.397-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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