Vijfde verjaardag van prinses Carolina
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
4.42; 2.6
About this artwork
diameter 2,6 cm x gewicht 4,42 gr
Art Historical Context
**Vijfde verjaardag van prinses Carolina (Fifth Birthday of Princess Carolina)** *Martinus Holtzhey, 1748* *Struck metal (medal), diameter 2.6 cm, weight 4.42 g* This delicate struck medal, crafted by the renowned Dutch engraver Martinus Holtzhey in 1748, celebrates the fifth of Princess Carolina of Orangeassau (1743–1787), daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, and, Princess Royal. Measuring just 2.6 cm in diameter and weighing a mere 4.42 grams, it exemplifies the exquisite miniaturism of 18th-century European commemorative art. Holtzhey, a master medalist active in Haarlem and Amste...