Design for the golden lion of the Company of Ostend

Inventory number: CVH 97
Bollaert & Moortgat

Design for the golden lion of the 'Generale Keyserlycke Indische Compagnie' (Company of Ostend): the crowned lion is holding a shield, the central field of which is covered with a piece of paper that follows the arm, on which the company's coat of arms is drawn; at the top, the emperor's coat of arms is displayed.

Artist:

anonymous (Antwerp)

Dating:

1723-1724

Material:

Chalk, sanguine on paper

Dimensions:

474 x 397 mm

Marks :

Inscription on the reverse at the top; inscription on the reverse at the bottom.

Place:

Plantin-Moretus-Museum, Antwerp

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