Detail View: Napoleonic Medallions: National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
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Filename:
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NM4222024022.JPG
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Title:
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National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
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Alternative Title:
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The Surrender of the French Forces from Egypt
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Creator:
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James Mudie
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Contributor:
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Abraham Dupres
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Subject:
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British History
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Subject:
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French revolutionary Wars
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Subject:
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British Victory
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Description:
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The reverse of this medallion commemorates the surrender of the French forces in Egypt, and it features Major General Hutchinson, on the right, dressed in decorated English military uniform. On the left, the Bey, or governor, of Egypt who is dressed in Ottoman military uniform. The Bey holds his saddled horse in one arm and in the other he reviews a treaty with Hutchinson. Pyramids and ships lay in the background. Above the scene there is the inscription “EGYPT DELIVERED” and, in exergue, there are the inscriptions “SEPT II MDCCCI” “DUPRES F” and “MUDIE D.”
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Publisher:
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James Mudie
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Date:
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September 2, 1801
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Coverage:
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French Revolutionary Wars
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Coverage:
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The Surrender of the French forces from Egypt
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Coverage:
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British and Ottoman Victory
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Genre/Form:
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Medal
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Source:
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James Smith Noel Collection
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Source:
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Isabella Romanski
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Language:
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English
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Rights:
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This image may be used without charge for non-commercial web sites under the condition that the sites or pages on which images appear properly identify William N. Gray as a creator, and provide a link back to the home page of the Noel Collection. please request permission to publish or distribute images from the Noel Collection Curator.
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