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Medal Commemorating the Founding of Saarlouis
Joseph Roettiers (Flemish, 1635-1703)1688
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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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- Title: Medal Commemorating the Founding of Saarlouis
- Creator: Joseph Roettiers (Flemish, 1635-1703)
- Date Created: 1688
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
- Provenance: Michael Hall, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1968.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1968.32
- Medium: bronze, partially gilded
- Inscriptions: inscribed along circumference: Ludovicus. Magnus. Rex. Christianiss"; inscribed: JR [monogram].
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 17th century
- Credit Line: The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1968.32
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