Bust of Princess Anne, I., with lovelock, wearing coronet,
gown, and mantle fastened by a chain over the shoulder. Leg.
ANNA . BEIT . EEG . FIL . PEIMOG . PE . NASS . ET . AE. On
mantle, n . v . s . (Nicolaus Van Swinderen.) Same as the
reverse of No. 322.
Rev. A female figure, Anne, standing, facing, beneath the
bright rays of the sun, and sacrificing at a burning altar
inscribed, d . t . o . m . ( T o God, the very good and great
Protector), and with the artist’s initials, v. s. (Nicolaus Van
Swinderen.) At her side is a cornucopia filled with fruit and
flowers. Leg. pns . v o t is . e e s p o n d e t . e v e n t v s . (The event
answers the pious prayers.) Ex. m d c c x l v ii i .
l -45. Yan Loon, Suppl. xxvii. 287, and xxix. 320.
This piece is described after Yan Loon, as no specimen has
been met with. As given in the plates, the sizes of the obverse
and reverse do not correspond with one another.
There are other medals commemorating the birth of this
Prince (See Yan Loon, Suppl. PI. xxv. and xxvii.); but as no
mention is made of Princess Anne, they are not described here.
3 3 9 . P ea c e o f A ix -l a -C h a p e l l e . P b e l im in a b ie s s ig n e d .
April, 1748.
Bust of William of Orange, r., in helmet in the form of a
lion’s head, and decorated with laurel wreath and plumes,
armour, and ermine mantle. Leg. w . c . h . f b is o d . g . p e .
AEAVS . ET NASS . TOT . BELG . LIB . GVB . HiEEED. (William
Charles Henry Friso, by the grace of God, Prince of Orange
and Nassau, Hereditary Governor of all liberated Holland.) On
truncation, h o l t z h e y . (Martin Holtzhey.)
Rev. Hercules, standing, I., beneath the rays of the sun, and
holding out his club, from which sprout branches; behind him
is a tree. Leg. e n g e bm in a p a c is . .(Behold the germs of Peace.)
Ex. PEAELIM . AQVISGRANI DECEET . ANNO LIB . IVBILAEO. (The
preliminaries concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle in the Jubilee year
of Liberty.)
1’7. Van Loon, Suppl. xxv. 256.
Hague, M. Rare.
After the battle of Lauffeld (See No. 327), the French availed
themselves of Sir John Ligonier’s captivity to open negotiations
for peace. With this object a Congress met at Aix-la-Chapelle
in March, 1748 ; in April the preliminaries of peace were signed
by the English, Dutch, and French plenipotentiaries, and on
"A“ Oct. a definitive treaty was concluded by all the powers,
except Sardinia, which left all the nations engaged in the war
nearly in the same situation, so far as regards their territorial
possessions, as before its commencement. This medal refers
specially to the signing of the preliminaries on the ||j§ April,
and this year is called the <cyear of Jubilee,” as it was the
centenary of the Treaty of Westphalia, under the terms of which
Spain acknowledged the independence and sovereignty of the
States. Hercules, when he had concluded his labours, planted
his club, and it was transformed into an olive-tree. (See also
No. 139, Yol. I. p. 718.)
340. P e a c e o f A ix -la -C h a p e l l e . P b e l im in a b ie s s ig n e d .
April, 1748.
Loiiis XV., in the character of Hercules, resists the appeal
of Victory, who is trampling upon mural crowns and the shield
of Maestricht, and is enticing him with laurel wreaths, but
turns to Peace and accepts her olive branch. Leg. lvdovico
XV. v ic t o e i p a c if ic o . (To Louis XV., the pacific Conqueror.)
Rev. Inscription, quod su b a c t is t o t iu s B e l g i i c iv it a t ib u s ,
A u s t e . A n g l . e t B at . t e e a c ie su p e e a t is , t e a je c t o q u e ad
MOSAM DEDITIONI ADACTO, PACIS CONDITIONES PEÆVIAS AQÜIS-
GEANI SANCIVIT, ET GLOEIAM AEMIS PAETAM MODEEATIONE CÜMÜla
v it . m .d c c .x l v i i i . (Because, the Provinces of the whole of
Belgium having been subdued, Austria, England, and Holland
having been thrice defeated in battle, and Maestricht having
been compelled to surrender, he ratified the preliminaries of
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