MB. -ZE. cast. Very rare.
. The original was issued in Holland, and is the work of
Jan Smeltzing; hut no struck specimen has been met with.
A party in the States considered that William, by his long
absence in England, neglected the affairs of his own country,
and manifested a disposition to sacrifice the interests of the
United Provinces to those of his English subjects. This medal
intimates that the States were sufficiently mighty of themselves
to accomplish great things.
106. D u t c h D is c o n t e n t s . 1690.
Bust of William II I., I., hair confined in a bag, &c.; same
as the preceding.
Rev. The Dutch Lion asleep, chained to an orange-tree;
the arrows scattered on the ground. Leg. qvantvm . mvtatvs .
ab . il l o . (How changed from that.—Virg. Aen. ii. 274.)
Ex. 1690.
l -95. Rapin, v. 6. Van Loon, II I. 437.
MB. At. Very rare.
A companion to the preceding, also by Jan Smeltzing. That
represented Holland vigorous and powerful, notwithstanding
William’s apparent neglect; this represents it asleep, chained
to his interests and neglectful of its own. Both medals were
executed at the instigation of the same parties, who were
adverse to William.
107. D u t c h D is c o n t e n t s . 1690.
The Dutch Lion rampant, &c.; same as the reverse of No.
105.
Rev. The Dutch Lion asleep, &c.; same as the reverse of
the preceding.
1-95.
MB. At. Hague, JR. Munich, At. Gotha, At.
Very rare.
This medal is composed of the reverses of the two preceding
ones.
108. D u t c h D is c o n t e n t s . 1690.
A man turning a grindstone, to which another is applying
the nose of a third person to be reduced to a reasonable size ;
a boy on the top supplying the necessary water. On the other
side a man looking at his reduced nose in a glass. Leg.
n a so n is m al e v a sa ti p o e n a . (The punishment for a big-nosed
man, badly equipped.) Below, monogram of m b . (Martin
Brunner.)
No reverse.
1-85.
Stockholm, lead. • Very rare.
This is a proof of a die for a draughtsman by the medallist,
Martin Brunner. I t is supposed to refer to William, whose
large nose was notorious ; it was probably made at the time of
his unpopularity in Holland.
109. D u t c h D is c o n t e n t s c om po s ed . 1690.
Bust of William III., v., laureate, hair long, no drapery.
Leg. g u l ie lm : i i i d . g . b r ita n n : r . r e l ig : l e b e r ta t isq :
r e s t it u t . Below, a rose. Same as No. 43.
Rev. The Dutch Lion rampant, I., wielding a sword and
holding a wreath of orange upon fasces the bands of which
resemble the arms of Amsterdam j through the fasces passes
a sword supporting the cap of Liberty. Leg. animos iu n g it
l e g e s q u e t u e t u r . (He unites their hearts and defends their
laws.) Ex. h o l l : ctvitat : u n io . r e s t a u r : 1690. (Union
restored among the States of Holland.)
1'9. Rapin, v. 8. Van Loon, HI. 441.
MB. At. Hague, At. Gotha, At. Very rare.
This medal is by Jan Smeltzing. The dissensions between
William and the city of Amsterdam, as to the mode of selecting
officers to serve as sheriffs for that place, and as to the right of
the King’s friend, William Bentinck, Earl of Portland, to sit
in the States, having been adjusted, union was re-established
between the States and their Stadtholder; and the Dutch