Vertrek van Jozef I naar het leger
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
14.47; 3.2
About this artwork
Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: borststuk man met lauwerkrans binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: Jozef te paard met lans in handen en gekleed als Romeins veldheer, vergezeld door drie soldaten te voet binnen omschrift, boven opschrift; randschrift
About the Artist
Christian Wermuth · 1661–1739
Christian Wermuth (1661–1739) was a prolific and highly influential German medallist, coin engraver, bookseller, and publisher whose work epitomized the Baroque tradition of medallic art in the German territories. Born on December 16, 1661, in Altenburg and dying on December 3, 1739, in Gotha, Wermuth's career spanned nearly eight decades of intense artistic production, pedagogical influence, and ...