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Beginning of the 19th century and the signing of the preliminary peace conditions at Lunéville
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Beginning of the 19th century and the signing of the preliminary peace conditions at Lunéville

Johan George Holtzhey · 1801 · 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: genius with a trumpet, serpent, and olive branch flies on clouds to dispel thunderclouds above a stormy sea; washed up on the shore are a globe, rudder with liberty cap, lyre, Mercury's staff, vat, etc., within an inscription; section: inscription. Reverse: cushion on which lightning bolts lie, placed on a cornerstone, whose sides bear images of a globe surrounded by a ring of clouds, and crossed streamers and trident; above this, sunbeams break through the clouds, part of the zodiac is visible, and Mercury flies with staff and bag; in the background, Triton with a liberty cap, blowing a horn and ships within an inscription; section: inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAanvang van de 19de eeuw en het tekenen van de voorlopige vredesvoorwaarden te Luneville. 1801. Johan George Holtzhey. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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