Medal cast

Cast of a commemorative medal. Reverse only. A tablet flanked by cherubs, one blowing a trumpet, the other holding a reversed torch. Inscription: 'VICE AMIRAL DE FRANCE. M . 1688'. There is a skull protruding from drapery below.

Object Details

ID: SEC1148
Type: Medal cast
Display location: Not on display
Events: Death of Admiral Duquesne, 1688
Date made: 1688
People: Duquesne, Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection
Measurements: Overall: 8 mm x 44 mm