Belgian Plaquette for the 150th Anniversary of the Belgian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts Artist: Victor Rousseau (Belgian, 1865–1954)
Honorand: Belgian Academy of Arts and Sciences

1922

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

103.7 g, 1:00

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of the Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences

Accession Number

2001.87.28041

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: King Albert I in profile, facing right, and bearing a ceremonial branch; below him, on a column, is the legend: "ALBERTO I REGNANTE/ ACADEMIA SCIENT. LITT. ET ART/BELGICA CENTESIMUM QUINQUAGESIMUM/NATALEM SUUM CELEBRAT ANNO MCMXXII" "During the reign of Albert I, the Belgian Academy of the Sciences, Letters, and Arts celebrates its hundred and fiftieth birthday in the year 1922."

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: A group of classically garbed women bearing lyres and wreathes and lights lead the way up a staircase leading to a temple illuminated by the rising sun. Bottom right is the name of the artist: "VICTOR ROUSSEAU." Latin legend in the top right reads: "PROSIT PATRIAE/LABOR PROSIT/ET HUMANO GENERI." "May [its] work benefit the nation; may it also benefit humanity."
Provenance
Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

plaquettes

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