Patronage at the Art Nouveau exhibition on the Mathildenhöhe - Ernst Ludwig

Location Hesse-Darmstadt
Year 1901
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Bronze
Weight
Diameter 60.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Heidemann#673, Slg. Mertens#324, Dompierre#427, Salaschek#95, Datow#52, Bosselt#29, Steguw EM#294
Obverse description Bust facing right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering .ERNST. LUDWIG.GROSSHERZOG.VON.HESSEN. 19RB01
Reverse description A figure standing between two pillars with a nimbus from the front, she is wearing a long robe decorated with braided ribbons, in her hands she is holding the model of the exhibition building, the `Ernst-Ludwig-Haus` named after the Grand Duke, there are flame basins on the framing pillars, the faces of the pillars bear the artist`s dedication.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering IHREM SCHÖPFER UND SCHIRMHERRN DEM GROSSHERZOG ERNST LUDWIG VON HESSEN UND BEI RHEIN IN DANKBARKEIT UND EHRFURCHT GEWIDMET IM JAHRE 1901 - DIE KÜNSTLER KOLONIE IN DARMSTADT PETER BEHRENS RUDOLF BOSSELT PAUL BUERCL HANS CHRISTIANSEN LUDWIG HABICH PATRIZ HUBER JOSEPH OLBRICH
Mintage
Numisquare ID 4123908980
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