Not on display

We don’t have an image of this object online yet.

More about images

V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: 523-1864

Claude Picard

Medal
1656 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a bronze medal made in France by Josias Belle in 1656. The obverse of this medal depicts a hlaf-length figure of Calude Picard, French councillor, at the age of 42, and the reverse shows an armorial shield with a legend.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleClaude Picard (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Claude Picard, by Josias Belle, France, 1656
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.125in
Object history
Purchased in Paris (Piot sale, 1864, 25-30 April, £6 6s. 10d.).
Subject depicted
Summary
This is a bronze medal made in France by Josias Belle in 1656. The obverse of this medal depicts a hlaf-length figure of Calude Picard, French councillor, at the age of 42, and the reverse shows an armorial shield with a legend.
Bibliographic reference
Inventory of Art Objects acquired in the Year 1864. Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol. 1. London : Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 45
Collection
Accession number
523-1864

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdMarch 25, 2008
Record URL
Download as: JSON