Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.[1][2]
Joseph-Pierre Braemt | |
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| Born | 15 June 1796 |
| Died | 2 December 1864 Brussels, Belgium |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation | Medalist |
Biography
editAfter training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels,[2] Joseph-Pierre Braemt perfected his craft in Paris with the engraver André Galle and Baron François Joseph Bosio, a renowned sculptor of the time.
He was appointed general engraver of the Hôtel des Monnaies in Brussels and produced the first Belgian coins.
He was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Works
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His work includes the following:
- 1826 : medal commemorating the completion of the digging of a canal between the Haine and the Escaut, under the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,[3]
- 1830 : medal of recognition to the Garde civique, under the Provisional Government of Belgium,
- Starting in 1832 :
- silver franc coins with the portrait of King Leopold I (5 silver francs, 2 1/2 silver francs, 2 silver francs, 1 silver franc, 1/2 silver franc, 1/4 silver franc, 20 centimes silver),
- copper pennies with the Belgian lion and the national motto, in French, "l'union fait la force" (10 cents, 5 cents, 2 cents and 1 penny).[4]
Legacy
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A street in the municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, where he owned a large property called "Campagne de M. Braemt" (Mr Braem's countryside), on which the street was partly drawn, bears his name.[5]
Bibliography
edit- De Seyn, Dictionnaire biographique…., vol. I, sub verbo.
- L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists : Braemt, Joseph Pierre, t. I, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 1904, 691 p., p. 260–261.
References
edit- ^ Forrer, Leonard (1904). "Braemt, Joseph-Pierre". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists: Coin-, Gem-, and Seal-engravers Mint-masters, &c. Ancient and Modern, with References to Their Works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900. Vol. 1. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 260-261 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Joseph-Pierre Braemt". Revue belge de numismatique et de sigillographie (in French). Brussels: Goemaere. 1853. p. 193-194 – via Google Books.
- ^ Médaille de Braemt (1826)
- ^ "Monnaie de Belgique". www.lesfrancs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Rue Braemt". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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