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Description: | Counter commemorating the British bombardment of St Malo, 1696. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse (1678-1737) as a youth with long hair, in armour and cravat (right). Legend: 'L . ALEX . DE . BOVRBON . C . DE . TOVLOVSE . ADMIRAL . DE . FCE.' Reverse: Coastline with houses (right), trees in foreground (left); clouds and lightning above. Legend: 'IPSO ETIAM METVENDA FRAGORE.' (Fearful in its very sound.) Exergue: '. MARINE . . 1696 .' A satire on the failure of the expedition.
caption: Counter commemorating the British bombardment of St Malo, 1696; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating the British bombardment of St Malo, 1696; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Bourbon H. Louis Alexandre de | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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