The sculpture depicted is a medal featuring two busts in profile, with the subjects facing each other. The individuals have long, curly hair, and they are dressed in period attire. The detailing in their clothing and hair is intricate. The medal is primarily silver in color. Around the edges of the medal, there are inscriptions in Latin, including names and dates. The medal's design and craftsmanship emphasize the facial features and attire in a realistic style, with a focus on fine detail that highlights the historical and cultural significance of the subjects in relation to the era in which it was created.
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The sculpture depicted is a medal featuring two busts in profile, with the subjects facing each other. The individuals have long, curly hair, and they are dressed in period attire. The detailing in their clothing and hair is intricate. The medal is primarily silver in color. Around the edges of the medal, there are inscriptions in Latin, including names and dates. The medal's design and craftsmanship emphasize the facial features and attire in a realistic style, with a focus on fine detail that highlights the historical and cultural significance of the subjects in relation to the era in which it was created.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

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

Pierre Aury

Date
1672
Medium
silver
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 7.27 cm (2 7/8 in.) gross weight: 113.46 gr (0.25 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture · Medal/Medallion
Accession number
1998.108.1.a
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CSD

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • double
  • portrait
  • history
  • secular
  • struck
  • Acquired after publication of Medals
  • Assassination
  • de Witt, Cornelius
  • de Witt, Johann
Provenance

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

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.

NGA object ID 108157. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.