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Description: | Counter commemorating Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642). Obverse: Bust of Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) in a skull-cap, collar, robe and order (left). Legend: 'ARMAND IEAN DU PLESSIS.' Reverse: Two cherubs, one (left) holding a skull, the other (right) blowing a trumpet held in his right hand and holding a palm leaf in his left, seated on a tomb decorated with a wreath. Inscription (on tomb): 'CARDINAL DUC DE RICHELIEU . M . 1642.'
caption: Counter commemorating Cardinal Richelieu; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating Cardinal Richelieu; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Cardinal Armand Jean Duplessis Duc Jean de Richelieu Dassier | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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