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Naval Battle at Vigo (Vigos): The Burning of the French and Spanish Fleet
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: a column with ship prows, Victory with trumpet and wreath standing on captured flags and an inscription on a pedestal, to which two prisoners are chained; in the background the burning of the French and Spanish fleets within an inscription. Reverse: a triumphal symbol consisting of ship prows, castles, and standards, above them a bundle of arrows and a standard with an eagle and rose connected by a Medusa shield; the symbol is carried by an English unicorn, a German eagle, and a Dutch lion within an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZeeslag bij Vigo (Vigos): het verbranden van de Franse en Spaanse vloot. 1702. Martin Smeltzing. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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