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French medals with an allegorical representation
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Untrimmed sheet with representations of medals. Left: A medal from 1661. Allegory on the goodness of Louis XIV. Poor subjects kneel before the king. At the top a motto in Latin. Right: A medal from 1663. Mercury leans on a vase filled with coins and writes on a tablet. At the top a motto in Latin.
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Credit lineFranse penningen met een allegorische voorstelling. 1683 - 1710. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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