Vijfde verjaardag van prinses Carolina
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.79; 2.6
About this artwork
diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.79 gr
Art Historical Context
**Vijfde verjaardag van prinses Carolina (Fifth Birthday of Princess Carolina *Martinus Holtzhey, 1748* *Struck medal: diameter 2.6 cm, weight 3.79 g* This delicate struck medal, crafted by renowned Dutch engraver Martinustzhey, commemorates the fifth birthday of Princess Carolina of Orange-Nau in 1748. At just 2.6 cm in and weighing a mere 3.79 grams, it exemplifies the precision of 18th-century metalworking, where a die is hammered into a thin metal blank to create intricate raised designs. Holtzhey, active in the Netherlands during the height of the Dutch Golden Age's lingering influen...