id:			143942
accession number:	1968.32
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.32
updated:		2022-09-22 10:09:20.321000

Medal Commemorating the Founding of Saarlouis, 1688. Joseph Roettiers (Flemish, 1635–1703). Bronze, partially gilded; diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund 1968.32

title:				Medal Commemorating the Founding of Saarlouis
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creation date:			1688
creation date earliest:		1688
creation date latest:		1688
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creditline:			The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
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culture:	France, 17th century
technique:	bronze, partially gilded
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Joseph Roettiers (Flemish, 1635–1703)  - artist

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measurements: Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed along circumference:  Ludovicus. Magnus. Rex. Christianiss"; inscribed: JR [monogram].
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
	opening date:   1983-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Portraiture: The Image of the Individual</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1983-January 22, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Michael Hall, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968.
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wall description: 
Saarlouis is a city in Saarland, Germany, and this medal commemorates the founding of the fortress and city in 1680 by King Louis XIV of France.  The establishment of Saarlouis was one of many actions taken by the king to fortify the new border between Germany and France.  This particular medal is one of a large series that composes a medallic history of the reign of Louis XIV, issued at various intervals during his reign.
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