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HRH Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral

Medal
1827 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal depicting the portrait of H.R.H. Henry William Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral, is made by the Scottish sculptor John Henning (1771-1851), in England in 1827. Henry William followed George IV(he died in 1830) as King William IV. He was then already aged 64.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHRH Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, HRH Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral, by John Henning, English, 1827
Physical description
Obverse: Bust of Duke of Clarence facing right. Legend.
Reverse: In the foreground a full-length figure of Britannia walking on the sea, faces right wearing a helmet and holding a shield (which bears artist's signature), and trident in her left hand and palm leaves in her right hand. In the background is the ocean with a large tall ship to her right and another half obscured behind her left side. Legend.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'H.R.H. WILLIAM HENRY DUKE OF CLARENCE LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.' [signed] 'HENNING. F.' (obverse)
  • 'GEORG:IV:REX:MDCCCXXVII.HER. MARCH IS O'ER THE MOUNTAIN WAVE, HER HOME IS ON THE DEEP' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal depicting the portrait of H.R.H. Henry William Duke of Clarence, Lord High Admiral, is made by the Scottish sculptor John Henning (1771-1851), in England in 1827. Henry William followed George IV(he died in 1830) as King William IV. He was then already aged 64.
Bibliographic references
  • Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon…., Leipzig, 1982, pp. 407-408
  • Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, VII, pp. 438-439
Collection
Accession number
A.154-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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