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Engraving of a medal

Engraving
1712 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1 of 294 plates, title-page, half-title and tail-piece, showing mainly the reverse of the historical medals struck during the reign of Louis XIV, King of France. In a volume, full-bound in calf, gold tooled, lettered on the spine 'Gedenk Penniggen Van Lodew. XIV'. Numbered.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Engraving of a medal (generic title)
  • Gedenk Penniggen Van Lodew. XIV (series title)
  • De Historische Gedenk-Penningen Van Lodewyk Den XIV (series title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, printed in red
Brief description
One of 297 plates, including title-page, half-title and tail-piece, of the reverses of historical medals struck during the reign of Louis XIV, King of France. In a volume lettered on the spine 'Gedenk Penniggen Van Lodew. XIV'. Lettered 'De Historische Gedenk-Penningen Van Lodewyk Den XIV. Te Amsterdam by Andries van Damme. 1712'.
Physical description
1 of 294 plates, title-page, half-title and tail-piece, showing mainly the reverse of the historical medals struck during the reign of Louis XIV, King of France. In a volume, full-bound in calf, gold tooled, lettered on the spine 'Gedenk Penniggen Van Lodew. XIV'. Numbered.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.26cm (Note: Average size)
  • Width: 8.57cm (Note: Average size)
Marks and inscriptions
(Numbered)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Accession number
E.3147-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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