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Deceptive peace proposals of Louis XIV
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Deceptive peace proposals of Louis XIV

Jan Smeltzing (I) · 1693 · 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: Louis XIV sitting on a chair under which a snake crawls, fishing with a rod to which a paper with the inscription PAX hangs on the Dutch, who are warned by Minerva. In the midst of the Dutch stands a man with a lily on the back of his jacket and snakes on his head, within a legend; section: inscription. Reverse: hand with a sword, wrapped in a banner with inscription and illuminated by heavenly light, liberty cap and Bible lie on an altar with a bundle of arrows on the side; laurel branch with snake between leaves falls to the ground. Background Genoa, Palatinate and Spanish Netherlands within a legend; section: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineBedrieglijke vredesvoorstellen van Lodewijk XIV. 1693. Jan Smeltzing (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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