Identification title(s): medal given to admiral bailli de suffren on behalf of the voc, 1784. Object type: print historical object representation object number: rp-p-ob-85. 335. Catalog reference: fmh 4578. Atlas van stolk 11. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: obverse and reverse of a lead medal given to the french admiral pierre andré de suffren de saint-tropez, for his services during the fourth english war (1780-1784), in particular at the cape of good hope and off the coasts of ceylon (trincomali) and india. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: reinier vinkeles (i) (mentioned on object), medalist: johann heinrich schepp (mentioned on object), after a design by: franciscus hemsterhuis. Place of manufacture: northern netherlands. Dating: 1784. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: h 202 mm × w 285 mm explanation for a copy of this medal in the collection of the rijksmuseum, see object number: ng-vg-1-2883. Subject: what: medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function). Fourth english war. When: 1784 - 1784. Who: pierre andré de suffren de saint-tropez. Dutch east india company. Acquisition: purchase 1881. Date: 1784.
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