Vrede van Rijswijk

Jan Boskam, 1697

Commemorative medal marking the Treaty of Rijswijk of 1697. On 20 September 1697 a treaty signed in Rijswijk brought an end to a war that had been fought since 1688 between France and a European coalition headed by Stadholder-King William III.

  • Artwork typehistory medal
  • Object numberNG-VG-1-1756
  • Dimensionsdiameter 6 cm x weight 73.69 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Vrede van Rijswijk

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-1-1756

  • Description

    Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: gekroonde leeuw met in ene klauw olijftak, met andere, rustend op wereldbol met opschrift Europa, zwaard en weegschaal binnen omschrift; afsnede: opschrift. Keerzijde: paleis te Rijswijk binnen omschrift; afsnede: opschrift.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘ANGLORVM GLORIA
      REGE
      WILHELMO III
      M.DC.XCVII’
    • inscription: ‘EVROPA’
    • circumscription: ‘PAX HVIC DOMVI’
    • circumscription: ‘HINC PAX VNDE ÆQVITAS’
    • inscription: ‘PAX GENER. IN ARCE RYSWYK
      DOMO PRINCIP. ARAVS.
      MAG. BRIT. REGIS
      M.DC.XCVII’

Creation

  • Creation

    Jan Boskam, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1697

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 6 cm x weight 73.69 g


This work is about

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1697-09-20 - 1679-09-20


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright


Documentation

  • Pieter Klapwijk en Fransje Kuyvenhoven, 'Historiepenningen ter gelegenheid van de Vrede van Rijswijk (1697)', Antiek (1989) mei, p. 545-550.


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