Gerard van Bylaer
Dutch medallist
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| Intro | Dutch medallist | ||||
| Places | Netherlands | ||||
| was | Artist Sculptor Mintmaster | ||||
| Work field | Arts | ||||
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| Religion: | Mennonites | ||||
| Birth | 1553, Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands | ||||
| Death | October 1617Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands (aged 64 years) | ||||
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Gerard van Bylaer (1553–1617) was a Dutch medallist active in Dordrecht, Middelburg and Harderwijk.
Van Bylaer was born in Barneveld to a family of printers. His brother Wolfaert became a jeweler in Amsterdam and he settled in Dordrecht as a medallist. His sons Jacob and Willem followed in his footsteps as medallists and Willem later became mint master in Dordrecht. He is known for his jetons and medals commemorating various national events of his time.
1588 medal stamped by the Middelburg, Zeeland mint to honor God and Maurice of Orange for delivering the United Provinces from the Spanish Armada.
1574 medal commemorating the Siege of Leiden
1587 medal commemorating Elizabeth I holding scepter and orb, trampling a hydra, wth Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, the Governor-General of the United Provinces, to her right. Five cherubs hold the arms of the United Provinces
1583 Jeton commemorating the rejection of Filips II as leader of the Netherlands
1584 Jeton (with punched holes) commemorating the murder of William the Silent