Set of 31 British Museum Series: Medallic Works of Abraham & Thomas Simon
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British Museum Series: Medallic Works of Abraham & Thomas Simon
Information detailing a series of postcards from the British Museum. The series focuses on the medallic works of Abraham Simon (b. c.1622) and his younger brother Thomas Simon (d. 1665), including their portrait medals, coinage such as the Great Seal of the Protector, and a pattern crown. It mentions Thomas's dispute with John Roettiers and his petition to the king. Specific postcards in the series, like no. 9 (medal of Oliver Cromwell) and no. 14 (medal of Charles II), are referenced. Wax Model for Portrait of Abraham Simon by himself. An enlarged (1 1/2 : 1) reproduction of a wax model self-portrait by Abraham Simon, showcasing a profile bust. From the British Museum collection. Silver Medals: Sir John Hotham & John de Reede by A. or T. Simon Reproductions of two silver medals from the British Museum. Medal 1 depicts Sir John Hotham, Governor of Hull. Medal 2 depicts John de Reede, Ambassador of the States General of Holland, 1645. Medals by Abraham or Thomas Simon. Silver Medals by Abraham Simon: Earl of Loudoun & Lord Inchiquin Enlarged (3:2) images of two silver medals from the British Museum. Medal 1 portrays James Campbell, Earl of Loudoun, 1645. Medal 2 portrays Murrough O'Brien, Lord Inchiquin, 1646. Both medals were created by Abraham Simon. Silver Medals by Abraham Simon: William Pope & Earl of Dunfermline Enlarged 3:2 reproduction of two silver medals by Abraham Simon from the British Museum, shown in profile. Medal 1 depicts William Pope (1645). Medal 2 depicts Charles, second Earl of Dunfermline (1646). Silver Medals by Abraham Simon: Albert Joachim & Sir Sidenham Pointz, 1646 Two silver medals from the British Museum collection: 1. Albert Joachim (1646), Ambassador of the United Provinces, and 2. Sir Sidenham Pointz, 1646. Both medals are signed by Abraham Simon. (Enlarged 3:2). Silver Medals: M. de Martinay (?) by A. Simon, Unknown by T. Simon Page showing two silver medals. 1. M. de Martinay (?), by Abraham Simon, with obverse portrait and reverse inscription 'IENE VIS QUA REGRET 164_'. 2. Unknown portrait by Thomas Simon. From a British Museum collection. Medals: John Cleypole (?) & Elizabeth Cleypole, by A. or T. Simon Silver medals featuring John Cleypole (identification tentative) and Elizabeth Cleypole (wife of John, daughter of Oliver Cromwell). The medals are attributed to Abraham or Thomas Simon and are from the British Museum collection. This is reproduction XXIII. 7, enlarged 3:2. Photograph/print credited to Oxford University Press. Silver Medals by Abraham or Thomas Simon: Col. Fleetwood & Unknown Two silver medals from the British Museum collection, created by Abraham or Thomas Simon. The top medal (1) depicts Col. Fleetwood (?), Lieutenant-General of the Forces under Cromwell. The bottom medal (2) depicts an unknown individual. Text indicates medals are shown "Enlarged 3 : 2." Oliver Cromwell Silver Medal by Thomas Simon, 1653, British Museum Enlarged (3:2) view of obverse and reverse. Obverse features a bust of Oliver Cromwell with the Latin inscription 'OLIVERVS DEI GRA REIPVBA ANGLIÆ SCO ET HIB & PROTECTOR'. Reverse shows a crowned lion holding a shield with the arms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Cromwell's personal arms, and the motto 'PAX QVAERITVR BELLO'. Photograph by Oxford University Press. Silver Medals by Thomas Simon: George Monk & Edward Hyde Silver medals signed by Thomas Simon, shown enlarged 3:2. Medal 1 depicts George Monk, Duke of Albemarle (1660). Medal 2 depicts Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1662). From the British Museum collection. Medals of John Thurloe & Dorcas Brabazon by Thomas Simon, British Museum Illustration from Plate XXIII. 11 showing two medals from the British Museum: 1. Gold Medal of John Thurloe, Secretary of State to Cromwell. 2. Silver Medal of Dorcas Brabazon, Lady Lane, 1662. Both medals are by Thomas Simon and are shown enlarged (3:2). Photography attributed to Oxford University Press. Gold Medals of Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, 1664 Two gold medals featuring the profile portrait of Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. The medals were signed by Thomas Simon in 1664. From the British Museum collection. Petition Crown of Charles II (1663) by Thomas Simon, British Museum Shows the obverse and reverse of the 'Petition Crown' of Charles II, minted in 1663 by Thomas Simon. The edge is inscribed: "THOMAS SIMON MOST. HVMBLEY, PRAYS, YOVR MAJESTY TO. COMPARE. THIS, HIS, TRYALL. PIECE. WITH, THE, DVTCH. AND. IF, MORE. TRVLY, DRAWN & EMBOSSED. MORE. GRACE: FVLLY. ORDER'D. AND. MORE. ACCVRATELY. ENGRAVEN. TO. RELEIVE. HIM." Charles II Silver Medal, Assertion of Dominion of the Sea, 1665 Enlarged (3:2) view of the obverse and reverse of a silver medal commemorating King Charles II's assertion of the Dominion of the Sea, dated 1665. The obverse features a bust of King Charles II, inscribed 'CAROLVS II D G M BR FR ET HIB REX' and 'Simons'. The reverse displays a naval battle scene with the inscription 'ET PONTVS SERVIET 1665'. Attributed to Thomas Simon as his last work. From the British Museum. Great Seal of Richard Cromwell as Protector (1659-1660) Proof impressions of the Great Seal of Richard Cromwell as Protector, designed by Simon. The seal shows Cromwell on horseback on one side, and a coat of arms on the other. German Crown Prince Wilhelm Medal by K. Goetz Obverse features a profile portrait of German Crown Prince Wilhelm with the inscription 'WILHELM KRONPRINZ DES DEUTSCHEN REICHES'. The reverse, dated 1914-15, depicts 'young Siegfried' attacking a four-headed chimera symbolizing Russia (Bear), England (Unicorn), Belgium (Lion), and France (Cock). WWI Medallion: Attack on Verdun. Obverse: Crown Prince Wilhelm. Reverse: Figures. Shows both sides of a German World War I medallion. Obverse depicts 'KRONPRINZ WILHELM' on horseback. Reverse, inscribed 'VERDUN 1916,' shows a nude, oak-crowned figure (Germany) wrestling victoriously with a nude figure armed with a sword (France). Item from the British Museum. Grand-Admiral Von Tirpitz WWI Propaganda Medal Obverse features a portrait of Alfred Von Tirpitz, Grossadmiral. Reverse depicts Neptune seated on the top of a submarine between periscopes, shaking his fist at a sinking merchant ship; another submarine and another merchant ship are visible in the distance. The medal is by K. Goetz. Inscription on reverse reads: 'GOTT STRAFE ENGLAND · 18·FEBRVAR·1915' (God punish England. 18th February, 1915). Grand-Admiral von Tirpitz Medal by A. Loewental Reproduction of a medal. Obverse: Portrait of Grand-Admiral von Tirpitz. Reverse: Neptune rising from the sea and blowing a conch; in the background is the English coast; inscription, "God punish England," and the date, "18th February, 1915." From the British Museum collection, item XL. 4. World War I German Commemorative Medal by K. Goetz for Counts Von Spee Commemorative medal by K. Goetz honoring Admiral Maximilian von Spee and his sons Heinrich and Otto, who died in the Battle of the Falkland Islands. The obverse features their portraits with surrounding German text. The reverse depicts an eagle flying over the sea holding a laurel wreath, with leaves falling into the waves, and is dated '8 Dezember, 1914'. An English rhyming doggerel titled 'THE COUNTS VON SPEE.' detailing their fate is printed below the images of the medal. Medal: Zeppelin Raid on London & Count Zeppelin by F. Eue Reproduction of a medal by F. Eue. Obverse: Portrait of Count Zeppelin. Reverse: An imaginative representation of an air raid on London, August 17-18, 1915, showing Tower Bridge, two Zeppelins, shells bursting, searchlights, and explosions. General-Oberst von Hindenburg Medal by A. Loewental, 1914 Commemorative medal featuring a portrait of General-Oberst von Hindenburg on the obverse. The reverse depicts a mediaeval swordsman with the inscriptions 'DEPRUSSIENBESIEGER OSTPREUSSENBEFREIER' (Vanquisher of the Russians, Liberator of East Prussia), the names of his two victories, Tannenberg and Ortelsburg, and the date 1914. Field Marshal von Mackensen Medallion by K. Goetz, British Museum Obverse: Portrait of Generalfeldmarschall v. Mackensen. Reverse: Russian knout, ears of corn and sickle. Inscription: "Ende der Russenherrschaft in Galizien 1915" (End of the Russian domination in Galicia, 1915). WWI Medals: General von Kluck & German Eagle, by A. Loewental Obverse: Profile of General-Oberst Von Kluck, inscribed '1914-1915'. Reverse: German Eagle on a gun emplacement, looking towards the inscription 'PARIS'. German Commemorative Medals: 'To Paris - 1914' & Bismarck Features the "TO PARIS - 1914" medal by Oertel and Loewental, with a bust of General-Oberst von Kluck and a reverse showing a Fury on horseback riding towards a burning town, inscribed "To Paris - 1914". Also shown is "A BISMARCK MEDAL", depicting Bismarck as Roland in armour on a ship, and a reverse with the Latin inscription "Ceterum censeo Britanniam esse delendam" (For the rest, I hold that Britain must be destroyed). From the British Museum collection. Sinking of the Lusitania Medal by K. Goetz, British Museum Medal by K. Goetz. Obverse: Death at the Cunard office selling tickets, passenger holds a newspaper with 'Submarine Danger', German holds up a warning finger, inscription 'Business first.' Reverse: Lusitania sinking with munitions and airplanes, inscription 'No Contraband' above, and 'The liner ‘Lusitania’ sunk by a German submarine, 5th May, 1915' below. Medal inscriptions include 'GESCHAFT UBER ALLES', 'KEINE BANN WARE', and 'DER GROSSDAMPFER =LUSITANIA= DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT 5 MAI 1915'. 'Lusitania'-Propaganda Medal by K. Goetz (British Museum, XL, I2) Illustrates the obverse and reverse of the 'Lusitania'-Propaganda medal by K. Goetz. Obverse: Mr. A. J. Balfour making a speech, holding Goetz’s “Lusitania” medal; legend: “It is difficult to refrain from satire”; below: “The ‘Lusitania’ medal gives Lord Balfour something to make a speech about, 9. xi. 1916.” Reverse: Inscription “English propaganda-work in Sweden,” shows a Highlander playing bagpipes holding a placard “English Pamphlet: A German Sea-Victory, 1916,” with medal reproduction. Printed at the Oxford University Press. Caricature Medal of Lord Northcliffe by K. Goetz, British Museum Reproduction of a satirical medal by K. Goetz from the British Museum collection. Obverse: Lord Northcliffe sharpening his pen; ink-pot containing 'propaganda ink'. Reverse: The Devil (the 'Manufacturer of the Soul of the English people') feeding the blazing globe with 'Times', 'Daily Mail', and other organs of the 'Northcliffe Press'. German Auxiliary Service Medal by Ludwig Gies, 1917, Munition Factory Medal depicting a symbolical representation of a German Munition Factory. Plate XL. 14. from the British Museum. America's Contribution to the War, 1914-1917, Medal by Ludwig Gies Depicts a medal by Ludwig Gies illustrating America's wartime role, described as a 'Fantastic craft, with a monster's head wearing an “Uncle Sam” hat and swallowing dollars, laden with munitions; background of sky-scrapers. |
