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Medal

Medal
ca. 1809 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bronze medal depicts 'Arthur Duke of Wellington in profile'. On the reverse side Victory is represented standing between the British Lion which holds a sprig of laurel and the French eagle, which snatches at a wreath. The inscription in the exergue reads 'Battle of Talavera, 1809.'

This medal is the sixteenth in James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' struck in 1820 to commemorate British victories in George III's reign. They commemorate the events of the Napoleonic period, from a British perspective.

The medals were sold individually or in sets contained within a leather bound case in the form of a book.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMedal
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, Duke of Wellington, Battle of Talavera 1809
Physical description
Medal, (Mudie's Series, No. 16) bronze. Obv., profile bust of 'Arthur Duke of Wellington'. Rev., Victory standing between the British lion, which holds a sprig of laurel in its mouth and the French eagle, which snatches at a wreath. In the exergue 'Battle of Talavera, 1809'. Signed 'Mudie d.,' 'Mills f., ' 'Lafitte.'
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.62in
Credit line
Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming, F.R, C.S.E, Surgeon- Major 4th R.I.D Guards.
Object history
Given by the late Jas. W. Fleming, F.R.C.S.E., Surgeon-Major 4th R.I.D Guards.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This bronze medal depicts 'Arthur Duke of Wellington in profile'. On the reverse side Victory is represented standing between the British Lion which holds a sprig of laurel and the French eagle, which snatches at a wreath. The inscription in the exergue reads 'Battle of Talavera, 1809.'

This medal is the sixteenth in James Mudie's series of forty 'National Medals' struck in 1820 to commemorate British victories in George III's reign. They commemorate the events of the Napoleonic period, from a British perspective.

The medals were sold individually or in sets contained within a leather bound case in the form of a book.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington Museum acquired in the Year 1877, London, 1877. p.188
Collection
Accession number
1988-1877

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Record createdJune 23, 2008
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