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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.120
People
Jan Smeltzing, Dutch (Leiden 1656 - 1693 Leiden)
Title
Balthasar Bekker
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1675-1699
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370540

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, around edge: BALTHASAR BEKKER S S T D ET V D M
  • inscription: reverse, around edge: OPUS VIRTUTIS VERITA / TISQ TRIUMPHAT

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Laurens Schulman, B.V., Harderwijk, November 9, 1992, lot 872]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Van Loon IV 225/283.4; Dreesm. 94

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George Abrams
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.120
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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