2021.106: Hugo Grotius; reverse: Loevestein Castle

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2021.106

People

Jan Smeltzing, Dutch (Leiden 1656 - 1693 Leiden)

Title

Hugo Grotius; reverse: Loevestein Castle

Classification

Medals and Medallions

Work Type

medal

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/370551

Location

Location

Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850

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Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: obverse, around edge: HUGO GROTIUS
• inscription: reverse, around edge: MELIOR POST ASPERA FATA RESURGO
• inscription: reverse, right edge: IOEVESTEIN
• inscription: reverse, lower edge: N 1583 O 1645
• inscription: obverse, below bust: IS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Cyril Humphries, London], sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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

2021.106

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/14/2022 - 06/02/2025; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2025 - 01/01/2050

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