Shortly before his death in 1784, the Finnish Student nation in Uppsala commissioned a silver medallion (Fig. 3.10), engraved by Swedish medal engraver
Gustaf Ljungberger (1733–1787). Bergman was presented with a copy in gold at a
ceremony in Stockholm on his last trip to Medevi (Sect. 28.2) [19].
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm issued a silver medallion to commemorate Bergman in 1785, also engraved by Ljungberger (Fig. 3.11).
A copy in gold of this medal was presented to Bergman’s widow [20].
In 1826, French sculptor, engraver and medal producer Pierre Amédée Durand
(1789–1873) issued a bronze medal over Bergman in his series of medals over
historic celebrities (Fig. 3.12). The medal was engraved by Swedish engraver Johan
(born Isaac) Salmson (1789–1859) who was active in Paris from 1820. The medal
has the word Monachii (Latin for “from Munich”) stamped on the edge, as a way to
circumvent the French Mint’s monopoly on striking medals.
The Swedish Academy issued a silver medallion (Fig. 3.13) of Bergman
engraved by Lea Ahlborn (1826–1897) in 1859. Ahlborn was a niece and student of
Salmson.
Fig. 3.8 Torbern Bergman,
engraving by Johan Fredrik
Martin. Nationalmuseum,
Stockholm
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