Queen Elizabeth Supports the Protestants in the Low Countries
Gerhard van Bylaer (or Bijlaer)
(Dutch, ca. 1540–1617)
Datedated 1587
MediumSilver, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 2 1/16 in. (5.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.194
CommentaryUnless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate
the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
Not On View
Matthias II of Hapsburg (b. 1557; Governor of the Low Countries 1578–81; Holy Roman Emperor 1612–19)
Unknown artist
dated 1579
French, Sixteenth Century
16th century (late century)
Italian, Sixteenth Century
16th and 19th century
Italian, Sixteenth Century
16th and 19th century
Attributed to Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen
ca. 1604
