Drawing after the Medal by J.P. Braemt Commemorating the Conquest of Palembang (Sumatra), in: Album contenant des souvenirs offert par l’Amitié à P.J. Goetghebuer, architecte, professeur de l’Académie de Peinture, Sculpture & Architecture de la Ville de Gand
Date
ca. 1821Period
19th centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Drawing by Normand after the reverse of the so-called 'Reward medal for Palembang' by Dutch artist J.B. Braemt. Depicted is an ancient Greek soldier (a hoplite) standing on the prow of a ship. Next to him is a winged figure, probably symbolising Victory. The obverse of the medal (but not the drawing) shows the portrait of King William I. The…
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Drawing by Normand after the reverse of the so-called 'Reward medal for Palembang' by Dutch artist J.B. Braemt. Depicted is an ancient Greek soldier (a hoplite) standing on the prow of a ship. Next to him is a winged figure, probably symbolising Victory. The obverse of the medal (but not the drawing) shows the portrait of King William I. The medal was struck on the occasion of the recapture by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1821 of the principality of Palembang. It was subsequently awarded to members of the expeditionary army. Another drawing by Normand after the same medal is kept in the Goetghebuer album (inv. 2009-K-118).
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