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Medal on the Relief of Leiden, 1574
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Medal on the Relief of Leiden, 1574

anonymous · 1721 - 1723 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Medal on the relief of Leiden, 1574. Printed on the reverse with text in Latin and Dutch. Silver medal. Obverse: siege of Jerusalem by the king of Assyria, whose soldiers flee from the tent camp before an angel with a drawn sword within an inscription. Reverse: view of the city of Leiden above a plan with fortifications and the retreat of the besiegers within an inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePenning op het ontzet van Leiden, 1574. 1721 - 1723. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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