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Death of Vice-Admiral Willem Crul
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Death of Vice-Admiral Willem Crul

Johan George Holtzhey · 1781 · 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: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: under a radiant starry wreath: a tomb, upon which lies a coffin adorned with a cypress branch; on the base of the tomb an image of a naval battle; against the monument stand a coat of arms, an anchor, a cannon and a flag; to the right Mercury with a staff in his hand and a bowed head; in the background a ship on a calm sea within an inscription; edge: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSneuvelen van schout-bij-nacht Willem Crul. 1781. Johan George Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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