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The Capture of Besançon
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The Capture of Besançon

Jean Mauger · 1699 - 1703 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a young man (Louis XIV) within an inscription. Reverse: Kneeling Besancon offers Fame, who blows a horn, the keys of the city within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalBesançonFranche-ComtéInname van Besancon (1668)Devolutie-oorlog
Credit lineBesancon ingenomen. 1699 - 1703. Jean Mauger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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