Harvard Art Museums > 2021.137: Action of September 18, 1639 and the Battle of the Downs Medals and Medallions Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Action of September 18, 1639 and the Battle of the Downs (Johannes Looff) , 2021.137,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/370538. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 Location Location Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850 View this object's location on our interactive map 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 Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/23/2024 - 01/01/2050 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
