Tobacco box with the Conqueror of Cities

19 giugno 2026

A special acquisition is the tobacco box pictured here, featuring a bust of Stadtholder Frederik Hendrik of Orange on the top. An inconspicuous detail is the minuscule date “1634” along the left edge of the oval. It appears that such boxes were commissioned by the Stadtholder to present to his officers, naturally to the greater honour and glory of himself. This object remained preserved for a long time in the estate of an American antiquarian. This month, the object was transferred to our collection and forms a fine addition to other tobacco boxes featuring Stadtholder imagery.

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