Huwelijk van Leopold I, koning der Belgen en Louise van Orleans te Compiegne, ter ere van Lodewijk Filips, koning der Fransen

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Yes, Huwelijk van Leopold I, koning der Belgen en Louise van Orleans te Compiegne, ter ere van Lodewijk Filips, koning der Fransen is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Raymond Gayrard

1832

Medium

striking (metalworking)

Dimensions

4.2; 38.3

About this artwork

diameter 4.2 cm x weight 38.3 gr

Art Historical Context

Behold this exquisite bronze medal, struck in 1832 by the renowned French medallist Raymond Gayrard commemorating the marriage of Leopold I, the King of the Belgi, to Princess Louise of Orléans. The union took place at Compiègne, a symbolic venue honoring her father, Louis Philippe, of the French. Crafted just two years after Belgium's independence from the Netherlands, this small yet weighty piece (4.2 cm in diameter, 38.3 grams) celebrates a pivotal diplomatic alliance that bolstered Franco-Belgian ties amid Europe's shifting monarchies. Gayrard, a master of neoclassical medal engraving, em...

About the Artist

Raymond Gayrard · 1777–1858

French, Rodez 1777–1858 Paris

Huwelijk van Leopold I, koning der Belgen en Louise van Orleans te Compiegne, ter ere van Lodewijk Filips, koning der Fransen

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