Claude van der Eycken, magistraat van de schatkist van Brussel 1631

This 17th-century bronze medal, dated 1631, depicts Claude van der Eycken, magistraat of the treasury of Brussels. One side features his coat of arms, while the other shows a figure standing beside a gallows. This small-scale work, measuring just 3 cm in diameter, offers a glimpse into the life of an important figure during the reign of the Spanish Habsburgs in the Southern Netherlands. Such commemorative medals were popular during this period, serving as a means to immortalize individuals and events.