Allegory of the failed French attack on the city of Antwerp, Copper Medal. Obverse: illuminated by celestial light, the shepherd protects his flock against a wolf coming in in a circle. Reverse: lit by the shining sun, the farmer sows fields, in background ship on water, swan and tree within a circle, Antwerp, François-Hercule de Valois (duke of Anjou), anonymous, Ghent, 1583, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w

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Allegory of the failed French attack on the city of Antwerp, Copper Medal. Obverse: illuminated by celestial light, the shepherd protects his flock against a wolf coming in in a circle. Reverse: lit by the shining sun, the farmer sows fields, in background ship on water, swan and tree within a circle, Antwerp, François-Hercule de Valois (duke of Anjou), anonymous, Ghent, 1583, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d cm × w gr

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