Assassination of the Brothers Cornelius and Johann de Witt at The Hague [obverse]

1672

Pierre Aury

Medalist, Dutch, active 1672

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On View

NGA, West Building, G-013-A

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    silver

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 7.27 cm (2 7/8 in.)
    gross weight: 113.46 gr (0.25 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession

    1998.108.1.a

Associated Artworks

Ten-Headed Monster Preying on Two Nude Bodies [reverse]

Pierre Aury

1672

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1998 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 937, repro.

Inscriptions

around circumference: CORNELIVS.DE.WITT.NAT[US].A[NNUS].1623*IOHANNES.DE.WITT.NAT[US].A[NNUS].1625.[Shield of Arms]; on ribbon below busts: HIC ARMIS / MAXIMVS / ILLETOGA (One preeminent in war, one as a statesman); beneath left bust: AVRY; beneath right bust: FEC.

Wikidata ID

Q63862016

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