Joseph-Pierre Braemt

Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.[1]

Joseph-Pierre Braemt
Born15 June 1796
Ghent
Died2 December 1864
Brussels
NationalityBelgian
Alma materRoyal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK)
Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
OccupationMedalist

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 the 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
Waterloo medal by Braemt

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,[2]
  • 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).[3]

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.[4]

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
  1. L. Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists : Braemt, Joseph Pierre, t. I, London, Spink & Son Ltd, 1904, 691 p., p. 260-261.
  2. Médaille de Braemt (1826)
  3. "Monnaie de Belgique". www.lesfrancs.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode - Rue Braemt". www.irismonument.be. Retrieved 2020-04-09.


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