Engelse penning op het huwelijk van de Prince of Wales met Alexandra van Denemarken 1863
Details
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- Medium
- afgesleten
- Dimensions
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 34.55 g
- Origin
- Birmingham
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 99%
The catalog title identifies the marriage of the Prince of Wales and Alexandra of Denmark as the subject of the medal.
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Individual Portrait Both · 95%
One face presents a recognizable raised profile portrait identified by the catalog context as the Prince of Wales.
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Text Visual · 99%
Raised lettering dominates both faces, including an encircling inscription on the portrait side and multiple centered lines on the reverse.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 84%
The reverse uses a centered inscription enclosed by a largely balanced wreath and crown composition, producing a strong ordered symmetry.
Medium and Techniques
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Relief Visual · 96%
The portrait, inscriptions, border, wreath, and crown are modeled as shallow raised relief on the circular surface.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum catalog dates the medal to 1863, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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British and Irish Art Metadata · 95%
The catalog identifies the object as an English medal made in Birmingham.
Materials
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Metal Visual · 88%
The object has the reflective surface, edge, and struck-relief appearance of a metal medal, although the catalog does not specify the alloy.
Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects
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Funerary/Commemorative Object Metadata · 90%
The catalog describes the object as a history medal commemorating a royal marriage, making it a commemorative object.
Source & rights
John Ottley. Engelse penning op het huwelijk van de Prince of Wales met Alexandra van Denemarken 1863. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.