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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2021.137
People
Johannes Looff, Dutch (died 1651)
Title
Action of September 18, 1639 and the Battle of the Downs
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1639
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/370538

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: reverse: Aeternitati S. / Ob Hisp. classe navib / 67 spectatis belli ducib naucl / milit 25 oniq apparatu instructiss / illustr. Pr. Hen. Fred, ausp a Martino / Trompio / Hollandiae maris p fect 16 Sept 1639 navib tantu 17 aggressam / & feq die circ. noct.iterum oppugnata . alteroq die 11 navib aucto dissipatam / ac sub angl littor castella cedere / coacta ibiq permense obsellam / tandemq a Reg decedere iusse / 21 Octb magna virt deleta / Ordd. Fied Belg F F / G. Looff f

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Van Loon II 245.1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George Abrams
Accession Year
2021
Object Number
2021.137
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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