Bidspirit auction | Medallion with portrait of Elizabeth

Medallion with portrait of Elizabeth I of England, Signed, European Historicist School, 19th Century - Gilded bronze in relief. Measures 5 x 4 cm. Oval medallion featuring a profile bust of Elizabeth I of England, her face turned to the left and framed by an elaborate ruff with wide radial folds that lend solemnity and dynamism to the composition. She is accompanied by a highly detailed, volumetric hairstyle and rich ornamentation of her attire with lace and pearl appliqués. The outline is completed by a relief inscription that reinforces its commemorative and ceremonial character. The work is notable for the precision of the modeling, the careful transition between planes, and the quality of the gilding, which accentuates light and shadow, enhancing the expressiveness of the portrait. The aesthetic evokes 19th-century historicism, inspired by the official iconography of the English Renaissance, reinterpreted with a Romantic sensibility characteristic of the 19th century, placing the piece within the tradition of commemorative medallions of historical and collector's value.