1930, Belgium. ALBERT BRACHET, Embryologist. By Godefroid Devreese. Uniface AE plaquette 60mm x 80mm. Obv: Albert Brachet seated, facing left. Some slight darker spots. $35. Sorry, SOLD
Godefroid Devreese was one of Belgium’s most prolific medallists. He was born at Courtrai in 1861. He studied sculpture under his father and later at the Academy of Brussels. In 1885 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome. In 1889 he won the first Grand Prix for sculpture at the Academy of Brussels and a gold medal at the International Exposition in Cologne. ?