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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
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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

Martinus Holtzhey · 1738 - 1753 · striking (metalworking); engraving; silver (metal)

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.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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.

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