Joseph-Pierre Braemt Explained
Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.[1] [2]
Biography
After training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels, 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
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
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
- 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
- Book: Forrer . Leonard . 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 . 1 . 1904 . Spink & Son Ltd . London . 260-261 . Braemt, Joseph-Pierre . Google Books.
- Book: Revue belge de numismatique et de sigillographie . 1853 . Goemaere . Brussels . 193-194 . fr . Joseph-Pierre Braemt . Google Books.
- http://belgica.kbr.be/fr/coll/med/medK277_6_fr.html Médaille de Braemt (1826)
- Web site: Monnaie de Belgique. www.lesfrancs.com. 9 April 2020.
- Web site: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Rue Braemt. www.irismonument.be. 9 April 2020.
