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Beheading of James, Duke of Monmouth and of Archibald, Duke of Argyle
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Beheading of James, Duke of Monmouth and of Archibald, Duke of Argyle

Reynier Arondeaux · 1685 · striking (metalworking); silver (metal)

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

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Silver medal. Obverse: on an altar with a crowned shield in front, hung with the Order of the Garter, lie four scepters and a bust of a man with a laurel wreath; in the background, Neptune in a sea chariot and a ship on a calm sea within an inscription. Reverse: Justice with a sword and scales, weighing three crowns against a sword, a torch, and a snake, standing between two beheaded corpses, whose heads lie on pedestals on either side of her; with her foot she tramples a snake, while in the background rebels are destroyed by lightning bolts above an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOnthoofding van Jacobus, hertog van Monmouth en van hertog Archibald van Argyle. 1685. Reynier Arondeaux. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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