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Medal Showing the Birth of Prince William of Orange

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Medal showing the birth of Prince William of Orange. The medal features a raised portrait of two people on the front. The man on the left has long, wavy hair and a ruffled collar. He wears a breastplate and decorative epaulets on his shoulders. The man on the right, partially obscured, appears to wear a military-style uniform and a crown or plumes on his head. The edge of the medal features an inscription in a foreign language. The medal is circular and made of a dark metal, possibly bronze or silver. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
1748
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Dutch
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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