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Silver medal of facing portraits of Cornelius de Witt at left, wearing armor, a lace collar, a…
Silver medal depicting a lion-like monster with a serpent’s tail and the heads of nine differen…

Assassination of Cornelius de Witt (1623–1672) and Johann de Witt (1625–1672)

 (Dutch, act. 1672)
Datedated 1672
MediumSilver, struck
DimensionsDiam.: 2 13/16 in. (7.16 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2021
Accession number2021.2.215
Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal’s diameter taken at the widest point.
Not On View
Works Acquired in 2021 Medals
Silver jugate portrait medal of the brothers Johann and Cornelius de Witt
Cornelius de Witt (1623–1672) and Johann de Witt (1625–1672)
Unknown artist
dated 1672
Silver medal of a man crowned with laurel, wearing a harness with inlaid plastron and decorated…
Peter the Great (b. 1672; Tsar of All Russia 1682–1721; Emperor of All Russia 1721–25)
Fyodor Alexeyev
dated 1703
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a lace cravat and armor
William III of Orange (b.1650; Stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1672–1702; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1689–1702) and Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b.1662; r. 1689–94)
Attributed to Nicolas Chevalier
1677
Silver portrait medal of King William III and Queen Mary seated and crowned, each wearing thei…
William III of Orange (b. 1650; Stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1672–1702; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1689–1702) and Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1662; r. 1689–94)
Unknown artist
dated 1689
Silver portrait medal of Marie de’ Medici, crowned, hair braided into a knot, wearing a high an…
Marie de’ Medici (1575–1642; Queen Consort of France 1600–10; Queen Regent of France 1610–14)
Pierre Regnier
dated 1613
Bronze of a man in profile to the left in a short periwig tied in back with a ribbon, wearing a…
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Bénévent (1754–1838; Bishop of Autun 1788–91; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1797–99, 1799–1807, 1814–15; Grand Chamberlain 1804–14; Prime Minister of France 1815)
Jean-Pierre Droz
ca. 1815
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a mantel on his left shoulder and a medal…
Johann Baptist Verda (1582–1648; Count of Werdenberg from 1630, First Chancellor for Upper and Lower Austria)
Hans Georg Perro
dated 1630
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right wearing a mantel and hairnet
Johann Georg I of Wettin (b. 1585; Elector of Saxony 1611–56)
Unknown artist
after 1611
Silver portrait medal of Charles d’Albert, duc de Luynes, with curled hair and a goatee, wearin…
Charles d’Albert, Duke of Luynes (1578–1621)
Pierre Regnier
dated 1621
Silver medal of a man in profile to the right with short hair and a laureate
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821; First Consul 1799–1804, Emperor of France 1804–14/15)
Jean-Pierre Droz
dated 1806, made 1807
Silver portrait medal of Maurice, Prince of Orange wearing armor, ruff, and commander’s sash su…
Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567–1625)
Jan van Bylaer
dated 1624
Silver portrait medal of Prince Mauritz of Orange wearing armor, a ruff, and a commander’s sas…
Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567–1625)
Gerhard van Bylaer (or Bijlaer)
dated 1602
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