Overlijden van Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp 1834

"Overlijden van Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp" is a silver medal by Moses de Vries, commemorating the death of Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp in 1834. The medal depicts a bust of van Hogendorp in profile on the obverse, while the reverse features an inscription in Latin celebrating his life and contributions. This small, finely detailed work demonstrates de Vries’s skill as a medalist. The inscription on the reverse reads: "DUX PATRIAE RENASCENTIS. MDCCCXIII. NATUS ROTERODAMI DIE XXVII OCTOBRIS MDCCLXI. DENATUS HAGA COMITIS DIE V AUGUSTI MDCCCXCIV." (Leader of the reviving fatherland, born in Rotterdam on October 27, 1761, died in The Hague on August 5, 1834).