Incorrect Username, Email, or Password
This object does not yet have a description.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.117
People
Dirk van Ryswyck, German (Kleef 1596 - 1679 Amsterdam)
Title
William II's Siege of Amsterdam
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1650
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370581

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, around edge: T'HERSTELLEN VANDE WACHT IN IVBELLAER VOLBRACHT WERT HIER BY GEDACHT
  • inscription: reverse, around edge: HEER U HANT VERWINT HET AL EN GEEFT ONS VREDE / 1650
  • inscription: reverse, lower banner: D. V. RISWYCK F

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George Abrams
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.117
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu