Netherlands Medal Unveiling of Louis Royer’s statue of Rembrandt on 27 May 1852 - By Hart EF

Netherlands, Amsterdam. Large bronze medal commemorating the unveiling of Louis Royer’s statue of Rembrandt on 27 May 1852, by Laurent Joseph Hart, Brussels.

Obverse: Full-length representation of Royer’s statue of Rembrandt, wearing a beret and cloak. The surrounding inscription records the unveiling in the presence of King William III on 27 May 1852. Signed ROYER SCULP. and HART FECIT.

Reverse: An ornamental monogram bearing Rembrandt’s initials, surrounded by a painter’s palette, brushes, pictures, drawing materials and other artistic attributes, with branches, rays and a star. A scroll bears the inscription HULDE VAN HET DANKBAAR NAGESLACHT — “Homage from grateful posterity.” The surrounding legend records Rembrandt’s birth in Leiden on 15 July 1606 and burial in Amsterdam on 8 October 1669.

The medal commemorates an important moment in the nineteenth-century celebration of Rembrandt as a national artist. Corresponding examples are preserved in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden.

Reference: Dirks 728. Rijksmuseum collection nos. NG-VG-1-4023 and KOG-MP-2-0206; Museum De Lakenhal, no. 1736.2.

Bronze. Weight: 180 g. Diameter: 72 mm.

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