Romania. Queen Elisabeth of Romania, née Princess of Wied (1843–1916), known as the poet Carmen Sylva. Bronze plaquette commemorating her seventieth birthday in 1913, by Godefroid Devreese.
Artist’s proof, marked ÉPREUVE D’AUTEUR at the foot of the reverse.
Obverse: Draped bust of Queen Elisabeth facing right, wearing a veil over her hair. Below, her Romanian royal title and the dates 29 December 1843 – 29 December 1913. Signed by the artist.
Reverse: Romanian dedication honouring Elisabeth’s care for the wounded during the War of Independence of 1877, her charitable work and her literary achievements as Carmen Sylva. Below, a leafy branch surrounds a scroll bearing a French maxim by the queen concerning duty, work and beauty. The concluding inscription records the tribute of the Romanian community in Belgium and names Minister T. G. Djuvara.
An example of Devreese’s portrait medallic art, combining Romanian royal history, philanthropy and literature.
References: Willenz 135; E. Oberländer-Târnoveanu and K. Pârvan, Regina Elisabeta în medalistică, Muzeul Național XIV, 2002, catalogue no. 76.
Bronze. Weight: 120 g. Dimensions: 82 × 56 mm.
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