Scharff, Anton: Kincsem, the wonder mare1883 |
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Hamburger Kunsthalle |
Inventory no |
M-1997-75 |
Obverse |
The mare Kincsem, depicted as Pegasus, takes off to the left from the ground, above her rays of sunlight with the name KINCSEM. Beneath her is a rocky ground with the inscription FORTES CREANTVR FORTIBVS. Around her is a laurel wreath with a banner bearing the place names: BEAUVILLE, HAMBURG, BERLIN, PEST, VIENNA, PRAGUE, BADEN-BADEN, GOOD ∙ WOOD. At the bottom centre is a plaque with the date inscription 17. MӔRZ 1874. |
Reverse |
The personification of Hungary (Hungaria) in antique robes and cloak stands frontally, her head turned to the left with a crown. With her right hand outstretched, she is dropping coins, and with her left hand she is holding a shield bearing the coat of arms of Hungary. In the background on the left is the castle palace of Buda, on a rock above the Danube, and on the right is a sailing ship at sea. Left at the rim the signature A ∙ SCHARFF. Border of dots. |
Rim |
A im Kreis. |
Medalist |
Anton Karl Rudolf Scharff
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Class/status |
Private issue |
Date |
1883 |
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Silver |
Production |
struck |
Secondary treatments |
adhesive label |
Mint |
Vienna |
Region |
Vienna |
Country |
Austria |
Publications |
A. R. von Loehr, Wiener Medailleure (1899) S. 20 Nr. 79 (datiert 1883); P. Hauser, Katalog meiner Sammlung von Medaillen, Plaketten und Jetons (2006) S. 811 Nr. 6604. |
Item |
Medal |
Department |
Medals, 19th century post 1830 |
Provenance |
Medailleur*in, Entstehungsdatum - ? (1); […] (2); Wilhelm Ernst Schramm (1847 - 1915), ? - 1915 (3); […] (4); Vererbt an Johann Gottfried Schramm |
previous Owner |
Wilhelm Ernst Schramm - 1915
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Object number |
ID3747 |
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