Joseph-Pierre Braemt | |
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Born | 15 June 1796 |
Died | 2 December 1864 Brussels, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts |
Occupation | Medalist |
Joseph-Pierre Braemt (15 June 1796 – 2 December 1864) was a Belgian medalist and coin designer.[1][2]
After training at the academies of Ghent and then Brussels,[2] Joseph-Pierre Braemt perfected his craft in Paris with the engraver André Galle and 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.
His work includes the following:
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.[5]