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Charles-Theodore-Henri de Coster
Alphonse Mauquoy (Belgian, born in 1840)
Belgian
1927
Object Place: Europe, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 70 mm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Malcolm Storer
Accession Number30.436
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Charles-Theodore-Henri de Coster (1827-1879), a Belgian novelist. Issued by the Society Royale de la Medaille d'Art in 1929, probably to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Obverse: Profile bust of Charles-Theodore-Henri de Coster looking to proper left, marked at proper right; and inscribed in Latin at edge and on bust.
Reverse: A man and woman (Ulenspiegel and Lamme) walking at center; inscribed at edge and at proper left.
Obverse: Profile bust of Charles-Theodore-Henri de Coster looking to proper left, marked at proper right; and inscribed in Latin at edge and on bust.
Reverse: A man and woman (Ulenspiegel and Lamme) walking at center; inscribed at edge and at proper left.
Marks
Obverse: "M" and "A" overlapping in a circle.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "1827-CHARLES DE COSTER-1927" and on bust "Alf.Mauquoy".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "…..ET IL PARTIT AVEC ELLE EN CHANTANT SA SIXIEME CHANSON" and at proper left "A.Mauquoy".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "…..ET IL PARTIT AVEC ELLE EN CHANTANT SA SIXIEME CHANSON" and at proper left "A.Mauquoy".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, given by Malcolm Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1930)