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Great Britain, Waterloo and Peninsula Medals, Plate XXXVI, Wood Engraving, 1844
£235
$315 · €280
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1844
- Technique
- Wood Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light wear to the bottom left and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1816 to 1899, Empire and industry
- Stock no.
- BG-13055-42
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This original antique wood engraving, colored by hand, shows British medals of the Napoleonic Wars. At the top (20) a pair of gold medals hangs from a pale blue ribbon: one shows a name within a laurel wreath tied with a bow, the other Britannia seated with a lion and a shield of the Union flag, holding a wreath aloft and a palm, with ships behind. In the center (21) is a gold cross with a lion standing above a small crown at the middle, each arm lettered with a battle name, hung on a red ribbon edged in blue with two gold clasps. At the foot (22) a silver medal is shown from both sides on a red ribbon edged in blue: a winged Victory seated with a palm and an olive branch, and a laureate head in profile to the left.
The running head at upper left reads "GRANDE BRETAGNE" (Great Britain) and the plate number at upper right "XXXVI."; the items are numbered 20 to 22. Medal 20 reads "BADAJOZ". The arms of cross 21 read "NIVE", "BADAJOZ", "ORTHES" and "VITTORIA", and its clasps "Salamanca" and "Talavera", all battles of the Peninsular War. Medal 22 reads "WELLINGTON" above Victory, "WATERLOO" and "JUNE.18." below, and on the reverse "GEORGE P. REGENT", for George, Prince Regent.
The plate comes from Ordres de Chevalerie et Marques d'Honneur, published by Auguste Wahlen in Brussels by the Librairie Historique-Artistique, rue de Schaerbeek, 12, in 1844; the half title reads Histoire, costumes, décorations de tous les ordres de chevalerie, et marques d'honneur. Auguste Wahlen was the pen name of the Belgian writer Jean-François-Nicolas Loumyer (1801 to 1875), and the title page lists his own knighthoods in the orders of Prussia, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Hanover, Greece, the Roman States, Saxe-Coburg and Brazil. The illustrations are relief prints, wood engravings colored by hand with watercolor.
The Waterloo medal makes this a natural plate for anyone interested in Wellington's campaigns.
Condition: Light wear to the bottom left and top left corners. Age toning, darker at the edges; handling soiling along the edges and scattered foxing in the margins. Printed image clean.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
