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Artist/Maker	Webb, Thomas (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

This bronze medal depicts the celebrated British Admiral, Lord Nelson. On the reverse side there is a winged figure of Fame with thunderbolts in her hand. It was struck to commemorate his death during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

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Category	Coins & Medals
Object type	Medal
Title	Medal
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, portrait of Lord Nelson, Thomas Webb. 1805.
Physical description	Medal, bronze. Bust portrait of Lord Nelson with the inscription 'Hor. Vicecom. Nelson. ob. patriam. pugnando. mort. Oct. XXI. MDCCCV; rev., the winged figure of Fame with thunderbolts in her hand and the legend 'Ipse belli fulmen'. Signed 'W'. In a black wood frame.
Dimensions	Diameter: 2.125in
Credit line	The Jodrell Collection
Object history	Jodrell collection.
Subject depicted	Nelson, Horatio
Summary	This bronze medal depicts the celebrated British Admiral, Lord Nelson. On the reverse side there is a winged figure of Fame with thunderbolts in her hand. It was struck to commemorate his death during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Bibliographic reference	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1890. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891. pp. 62
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	524-1890

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Record created	November 3, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171384/medal-medal-webb-thomas/

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