Teyler's Tweede Genootschap, penning toegekend aan Pieter Kikkert 1769 - 1807

This silver medal, created by Johan George Holtzhey between 1769 and 1807, commemorates the Teyler's Tweede Genootschap, a Dutch scientific society. The obverse depicts a scene with five figures representing various scientific disciplines, surrounded by a Latin inscription. The reverse features a laurel wreath with a Latin inscription commemorating the society's founding. This medal, now in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies 18th-century Dutch medallic art, a genre reflecting intellectual and cultural pursuits.