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Defeat of Louis XIV in the Naval Battle at Cape La Hogue
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Defeat of Louis XIV in the Naval Battle at Cape La Hogue

anonymous · 1692 · 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 man within an inscription. Reverse: the officers of the combined fleet in a sea chariot, one with a sword, the other with a trident; in the background setting sun, naval battle and Louis XIV fleeing his sea chariot within an inscription, above inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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history medalsatirical medalPhilips van AlmondeBretagneSaint-Vaast-la-HougueZeeslag bij Kaap la Hougue
Credit lineNederlaag van Lodewijk XIV in de zeeslag bij Kaap La Hogue. 1692. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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