Luiken Engravings on Silver Medals

Obverse of Dutch Silver Medallion - The Brassfounder by J. & C. Luiken

Reverse of Dutch Silver Medallion - The Oil Merchant by J. & C. Luiken

Obverse of Dutch Silver Medallion - The Landsman or Farmer by J. & C. Luiken

Jan (Johannes) & Caspar (Caspaaren) Luiken (Luyken)
Very little seems to be published in English about Jan Luiken. We were grateful to find the following on Wikipedia:

Jan Luyken (1649-1712) was a Dutch poet, illustrator and engraver.
At twenty-sixth, he had a religious experience that inspired him to write moralistic poetry.
He illustrated the 1685 edition of the Martyrs Mirror with 104 copper etchings. Thirty of these plates survive and are part of the Mirror of the Martyrs exhibit.

Book Seller's Website Catalogue Entry

90. LUYKEN (Jan and Caspar) Het Menselyk Bedryf. Vertoond, in. 100. Verbeeldingen: van: Ambachten, konsten, hanteeringen en bedryven, met versen. Johannes & Caspaares Luiken, Amsterdam. 1694.
First Edition, 4to, engraved title (neatly rehinged) and 100 numbered engraved plates of trades, a little marginal spotting, modern vellum gilt, a nice copy. £4750
Contains a collection of engravings from Dutch artist Jan Luyken, and illustrates trades from the late 17th century. Each picture has a moralistic verse with it. Engraving is a printing process in which the lines to be printed are cut into a metal (usually copper) plate. The pictures of which some like the Copperplate printer, the Baker and the Apothecary have world-wide fame, are of exceptional quality.

Partial List of Medallions & Engravings
We do not know how many engravings appeared in the book, or how many of these were issued as medallions. We have simply listed those we have seen.

Dutch Title	English Translation
De Geelgieter	The Brassfounder
De Instrumentmaaker	The (Musical) Instrument Maker
De Olislaager	The Oil Merchant
De Chirurgyn	The Surgeon
De Landman	The Farmer
De Jaager	The Hunter
De Saalemaaker	The Saddlemaker

Specifications

Diameter	71 mm
Weight	215 grams
Alloy	0.999
Silver Content Each	6.90 troy ounces

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