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Twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of Petrus Smidt, Mennonite professor in Amsterdam, and Sara de Koker, and the wedding of their daughter Cornelia Smidt
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: Winged Time with a winged hourglass on his head is carried by a winged boy holding a scythe; to the right, an obelisk with the inscription XXV within a cartouche; atop the obelisk, a nest of a pelican feeding its young with its own blood; before the obelisk, an altar with two burning hearts bound together with a ribbon; on the base, an image of a stork; in the background, a pond with two swans and a fountain; to the left, an obelisk with an L on the base and a snake ring on top, next to a palm tree; above this, an all-seeing eye in a radiant halo within an inscription; lower edge: signature.
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Credit lineVijfentwintigjarige huwelijk van Petrus Smidt, doopsgezind professor te Amsterdam, en Sara de Koker en huwelijk van hun dochter Cornelia Smidt. 1738 - 1753. Martinus Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.