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Society for the Rescue of Drowning Persons, medal awarded to G.J. Bouhuijs
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Silver medal. Obverse: woman, representing Charity, kneeling beside the naked body of a drowning man and warding off Death, who is already ready with a scythe within an inscription. Reverse: inscription within an oak wreath and an inscription.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMaatschappij tot redding van drenkelingen, penning toegekend aan G.J. Bouhuijs. 1825 - 1828. Goen & Co., van de. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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