Overlijden van Edmond Willem van Dam van Isselt
Karel Wiener
1860
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
76.41; 6.3
About this artwork
Schenking van mevrouw J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff
Art Historical Context
### Death of Edmond Willem van Dam Isselt Created in 1860 by Dutch artist Karel Wiener, *Overlijden van Edmond van Dam van Isselt (Death of Edmond Willem van Dam Isselt) is a commemorative medallion honoring the passing of a notable figure from a prominent Dutch family. This intimate artwork, with its 6.3 cm diameter substantial 76.41 g weight, captures somber elegance of 19th-century art, reflecting Victorian-era customs of preserving memory through finely crafted objects. Wiener employed the striking technique in metalworking—a precise method where a die is hammered or pressed into softene...