Getting started with the collection:
Agneta Block (1629-1704), First Person in the Netherlands to Cultivate a Pineapple
Jan Boskam (mentioned on object), 1700
Most coins have a side with a portrait, usually of a ruler. In addition, portrait medals have also always been made, primarily to honour, commemorate, or glorify an important event or person. They were often intended for a general public. Some were destined to be family heirlooms. In any case, the medallists tried to make the likenesses as realistic as possible. That is why they are considered a separate genre.
- Artwork typehistory medal
- Object numberNG-VG-1-1812
- Dimensionsdiameter 6 cm x weight 93.93 gr