Aanvang van het jaar 1782 en de oorlog tegen Engeland
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.4; 12.69
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
Art Historical Context
Welcome to this intriguing miniature artwork, *Aanvang van het jaar 1782 en de oorlog tegen Engeland* (The Beginning of the Year 178 and the War Against England crafted by Dutch medalist Johannes Michiel Lageman in 1782. Measuring just 3.4 cm in diameter and weighing 12.69 grams, this delicately struck metal piece exemplifies the precision of 18th-century metalworking. Striking involved hammering a die onto a soft metal blank under immense pressure, producing finely detailed reliefs ideal for commemorative medals—small, portable symbols of historical moments. Created amid the Fourth Anglo-Dut...