Belgium, Rubens Monument erected in Antwerp 1840, bronze portrait medal by Laurent Joseph Hart

Obv: bust of Rubens three-quarters left wearing a broad-rimmed hat

Rev: View of Rubens's statue, SOUVENIR DES FETES BISSECULAIRES CELEBRES EN L'HONNEUR DE RUBENS OFFERT PAR LES ARTISTES A L. JACOBS CONSEILLER COMMUNAL (Souvenir of the bicentenary celebrations in honnour of Rubens, offred by the artists to L Jacobs, town coucillor), ANVERS (Antwerp) 1840 in exergue

Condition: Extremely fine, some reverse spots but an attractive large medal of this famous painter; Diameter: 72mm

References: Forrer II/433

Notes: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), painter. The statue was erected in Antwerp's Groenplaats on the bicentenary of Rubens's death. The medallist was a native of Antwerp.

Price £95