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Charles II (b. 1630; King of Scotland 1649–51; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660–85)

 (Dutch, 1608–1684)
Datedated 1660
MediumSilver, two cast schells soldered together
DimensionsDiam.: 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2016
Accession number2016.2.200
Commentary

After a long exile, Charles II was proclaimed King of England on May 8, 1660. The reverse shows the English fleet departing from Scheveningen with Charles returning to England. Some examples of the medal are signed PVA; thus the entire group is attributed to Pieter
van Abeele.

Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.  

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Sculpture Medals Works Acquired in 2016 Subject: Portraits
Silver medal of a man wearing drapery and a laurel wreath
Charles II (b. 1630; King of Scotland 1649–51; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660–85)
Jan Roettiers
ca. 1667
Silver medal of a king in armor and a broad collar, wearing drapery tied in a knot at the shoul…
Charles II (b. 1630; King of Scotland 1649–51; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660–85)
Thomas Rawlins
1660
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 William IV seated on a throne and surrounded by guards with pikes, poi…
Awarding of Amsterdam City Arms and Crown by William IV (b. 1307; Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland, 1337–45) and Maximilian I (1459–1519; King of the Romans 1493–1519; Archduke of Austria 1493–1519; Holy Roman Emperor 1508–19)
Pieter van Abeele
ca. 1655
Silver portrait medal of Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp wearing a plain collar, metal gorge…
Admiral Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1597–1653)
Pieter van Abeele
dated 1653
Silver portrait medal of William III of Orange at the Age of Four wearing a lace-trimmed cap wi…
William III, Prince of Orange, at the Age of Four (1650–1702)
Pieter van Abeele
dated 1654
Silver portrait medal of Maurice of Orange wearing armor, commander’s sash, and ruff
Maurice of Orange (1567–1625)
Pieter van Abeele
1622
Silver portrait medal of Prince Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau wearing a flat lace collar, a …
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau (1584–1647)
Pieter van Abeele
1647
Silver medal of a man and woman holding hands, between whom a dove descends with an olive branc…
Marriage and Charity
Pieter van Abeele
ca. 1656–57
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 James II with a laurel wreath in his long, curling hair, wearing …
James II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1633–1701; r. 1685–88) and Queen Mary (1658–1718; Queen Consort of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1685–88)
George Bower
dated 1687
Silver medal depicting, in the foreground, a cock and hen with chicks before the Genius of Time…
Silver Wedding of Jan van Tarelink (1661–1729) and Maregreta Witte (1661–1735)
Wouter Muller
Dated 1682, made 1707
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