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Alexander von Humboldt
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: Apollo with a radiate crown standing on his quadriga above a band with zodiac signs; below: a river god with a water jug and an oar over his shoulder and a woman with a cornucopia of plenty, next to which a lion lies within an inscription; lower edge: inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAlexander von Humboldt. 1828. Henri-François Brandt. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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