The medal that provoked a war : Charles II's lasting indignation over Adolfzoon's Breda medal

Author

Gardiner, Anne Barbeau

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Medal. 1990, Num. 17, p. 10-15, 4 ill.

ISSN

0263-7707

Abstract (en)

Presents documentary and visual evidence in support of the argument that the war of 1672-74 between Britain and the Netherlands was at least in part provoked by Charles II's anger over allusions to himself as the eviscerated and possibly castrated Mala Bestia trampled under the feet of the United Provinces on a medal by Christopher Adolfzoon (London, British Museum) commemorating the Peace of Breda, 1667.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Decorative arts -- Metalwork -- Netherlands
• Adolfzoon, Christoffel, 1631/32-1680
• Medals
• Netherlands
• 1600-1700
• Peace of Breda
• British Museum||London (GBR)
• Charles II, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1630-1685
• Symbolism
• Dutch War (1672-1678)
• Treaty of Breda (1667)
• Allegory
• Politics

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Arts décoratifs -- Arts du métal -- Pays-Bas
• Adolfzoon, Christoffel, 1631/32-1680
• Médaille
• Pays-Bas
• 1600-1700
• Paix de Breda
• British Museum||London (GBR)
• Charles II, roi d'Angleterre, d'Ecosse et d'Irlande, 1630-1685
• Symbolisme
• Guerre des Pays-Bas (1672-1678)
• Traité de Breda (1667)
• Allégorie
• Politique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920701-00428747

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