4th Plate, Featuring 10 Coins Issued by European Princes in the 16th and 17th centuries, from Les Monnaies (The Currencies)

Jacques Callot|Israel Silvestre

ca. 1630 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

4th Plate, Featuring 10 Coins Issued by European Princes in the 16th and 17th centuries, from Les Monnaies (The Currencies) — Jacques Callot|Israel Silvestre

The series depicts coins issued by European Princes, primarily from Germany and Italy, in the 16th and 17th centuries. This plate shows the front and back of 10 coins. These coins feature portraits European princes or emblems and are linked by a cartouche with the inscription "AR" (argentum).

Artist: Jacques Callot|Israel Silvestre
Date: ca. 1630
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957