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Provincial Utrecht Society of Arts and Sciences, medal awarded to B.F. Suerman
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Silver medal. Obverse: helmeted Minerva sitting under an orange tree with a spear and shield, holding a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand; on the ground lie bales of goods, a globe, spools and yarn, a compass, a serpent staff, a sword and scales, and a plow; in the background, a view of the city of Utrecht; lower edge: signature. Reverse: inscription within a laurel wreath and an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineProvinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, penning uitgereikt aan B.F. Suerman. 1773 - 1824. Barend Christiaan van Calker. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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