H. Grant

Date:
1897
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/52/32
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: H. Grant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    right, between Prudence and Valour crowning him with laurel; rev. T. VERTREK. VAN. SYN. HOOGHYT. DEN. HEER. PRINS. VAN. ORANJE,, etc., A large fleet in full sail leaving harbour cheered by people on pier, etc. (vol. i., *8°), a fine and rare medal of two embossed and chased plates (403) Schulman, £13 10s. [The inscription on the tablet under the bust on this medal is quite perfect, but on the British Museum and Hague specimens it has been erased.-—Cavalogue.] 3217 Landing of William of Orange at Torbay, 1688, gold, 1°95 by R; Arondeaux, William III., as a Roman Emperor, clasp- ing hands over a lighted altar with Britannia wearing a triple crown, in the distance are seen King James and Father Petre fleeing, the latter with the young Prince play- ing with windmill ; rev. CONTRA. INFANTEM. PERDITIONIS, boats landing troops near a fortified harbour, etc. (vol. ie *39). fine, and rare in this metal (407) Spink, £26 WILLIAM AND MARY. 3218 Coronation Festival at the Hague, 1689 (2), gold Hr silver, 1°35, Arms crowned of William III. as Prince of Orange ; rev. HANC. TVEMVR. HAC. NITIMVR., Armed figure of Liberty resting on a Bible placed upon an altar (vol. i., 877), both with grained edges, and very rare in gold (424) . Spink, £8 3219 William and Mary, gold, 1°5, by J. Boskam, INVICTISSIMVS. GVILLELMVS. MAG., laureated and bare bust of King to ° right, with 1. BOSKAM. F. below; rev. MARIA. II. D. G. MAG. BRIT., etc., Queen's bust to left with high hair and adorned ~ with pearls, and undraped, and below, I. B. F. (vol. i., 45°), in brilliant condition, extremely rare, and unpublished in this metal, said to have been struck in Holland, where Jan Boskam resided during the early part of this reign (433) Spink, £21 Ios. 3220 Naval Action off Beachey Head, 1690, silver, 2°75, by Molart, Bust of Louis XIV. to left, laureate, with rich armour and fringed mantle; rev. MERSA. ET. FVGATA. ANGLORVM., etc., Trophy of captured English and Dutch ships sur- mounted by a victory, “Med. Louis XIV.,” fine and rare 40) Young, £9 10s. + This | is the original medal figured in “‘ Med. Louis XIV.,” and not that described in ‘“‘ Med. II.” (vol. i., 745), which has a different obverse.—Ca/alogue.| 3221 Battle of the Boyne, 1690, silver, 1°95, by R. Arondeaux, _laureated, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, GVILH. III. D. G. MAG. BRI., etc.; rev. ET. VVLNERA. ET. INVIA., etc., William crossing the river at the head of his troops, etc. (vol. i., $48). Two others on same event, silver, 1°95, and _ copper, cast, 1°9, of same type, but reading on obv. GVIL. III. M. BRIT. R. DE. IAC. ET. LVD. TRIVMP. (vol. i., 137), all rare, and the first extremely fine (443) Young, £10 5s. 3222 Entry of William III. into Dublin, 16g0, silver, 2°3, by Jan.