Catalog
Jean Frédéric Ostervald
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Jean Frédéric Ostervald facing slightly left, depicted in clerical dress with a large curled wig and bands collar, filling most of the field. The legend arcs around the upper rim with the subject's dates, while the inscription PASTEUR A NEUCHATEL appears in the left and right fields respectively. The engraver's signature F. LANDRY appears at lower right in the exergue area. |
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| Obverse lettering | JEAN FREDERIC OSTERVALD 1663 - 1747 PASTEUR A NEUCHATEL F. LANDRY |
| Reverse description | Plain flat field bearing seven lines of incised French text in capital letters, divided by a horizontal rule after the fourth line. The upper portion presents a theological motto in large characters, and the lower portion lists Ostervald's principal works in smaller lettering. |
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