Historical and Commemorative
Medals
Collection of Benjamin Weiss
DUKE OF WELLINGTON: LAUDATORY MEDAL PISTRUCCI, Benedetto: England, 1841, Bronze, 61 mm Arthur Wellesley, was the first Duke of Wellington
(1769-1852) and a field-marshal. During a long and distinguished military
career, Wellington had many victories for the allied forces, first in India
and, more importantly, in the Peninsular campaign. His victory at the
Battle
of Waterloo, which he effected with the help of Blucher, was perhaps his
most famous triumph. Later in his career he became unpopular with the
British public because of his opposition to the Reform Bill. In 1841,
Wellington accepted the position of a cabinet minister, which may be the
event commemorated by this medal. The wax model for this piece is in the
Palazzo Braschi in Rome. (BHM) LINK to Biography of Duke of Wellington (from victorianweb.org)
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