Assassination of the Brothers Cornelius and Johann de Witt at The Hague [obverse], 1672

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G13-A

Medium

silver

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1998.108.1.a

Artists / Makers

Pierre Aury (medalist) Dutch, active 1672

Image Use

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Inscription

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.

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

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.