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Drainage of the Haarlemmermeer, in honor of Willem I, II and III, Kings of the Netherlands
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bronze medal. Obverse: busts of three men within an inscription. Reverse: sitting angel, who rests her right arm on a crowned coat of arms, extends her left hand to accept a basket with flowers from a woman kneeling before her, representing the Haarlemmermeer, who holds an inverted horn of plenty in her left hand; behind her a willow, against which a coat of arms rests, a plough, and mourning Neptune with a broken water jug within an inscription; section: legend.
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Credit lineDroogmaking van de Haarlemmermeer, ter ere van Willem I, II en III, koningen der Nederlanden. 1853. Moses Cohen de Vries junior. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.