Identification title(s): medal with the portrait of charlemagne. Object type: picture book illustration object number: rp-p-ob-51. 103. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower right, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: medal with the portrait of charlemagne, roman emperor, on a throne, flanked by angels. On the other side charlemagne as a knight on horseback. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: bernard picart (mentioned on object), after a drawing by: bernard picart (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Dating: 1720. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 67 mm × w 138 mm. Subject: what: medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), throneknight. Who: charlemagne (emperor of the holy roman empire). Acquisition: unknown. Date: 1720.
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