Lot Essay
The subject is taken from a silver medal struck by Jan Smelzing (1656-1693) after an engraving by Van Loon.
Cf. the British Museum example, illustrated by M. Beurdely, op. cit., 170; Sir H. Garner, op. cit., pl. 68; D. Howard and J. Ayers, op. cit., p. 60, pl. 15; Clare de Corbeiller, op. cit., pp. 31-32, where the medal is also illustrated, Leeuwarden, Gemeentelijk Museum het Princessehof, together with the medal, Asian Ceramics, p. 90, pl. 99; Rotterdam Museum Boymans van Beuningen and Historisch Museum.
Cf. the British Museum example, illustrated by M. Beurdely, op. cit., 170; Sir H. Garner, op. cit., pl. 68; D. Howard and J. Ayers, op. cit., p. 60, pl. 15; Clare de Corbeiller, op. cit., pp. 31-32, where the medal is also illustrated, Leeuwarden, Gemeentelijk Museum het Princessehof, together with the medal, Asian Ceramics, p. 90, pl. 99; Rotterdam Museum Boymans van Beuningen and Historisch Museum.