Vrede van Rijswijk
Jan Boskam
1697
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.8; 28.82
About this artwork
diameter 3.8 cm x weight 28.82 gr
Art Historical Context
### Vrede van Rijswijk Medal Crafted in 1697 by Dutch artist Jan Boskam, *Vrede van Rijsw* is a finely struck metal medallion commemorating the pivotal Treaty of Ryswick This historic peace agreement, signed that same year in the Dutch town of Rijswijknow Rysswijk), ended the Nine' War—a grueling conflict pitting King Louis XIV's France against the Grand Alliance of England, the Dutch Republic, and the Holy Roman Empire. Medals like this one served as portable symbols of diplomacy, celebrating fragile truces amid Europe's turbulent power struggles. The piece exemplifies 17th-century metalwor...