COLLECTION NAME:
Napoleonic Medallions
Record
Filename:
NM4222024010.JPG
Title:
National Medals, Series of Medals on British Victories
Alternative Title:
The Battle of the Glorious First of June
Creator:
James Mudie
Contributor:
William Wyon
Subject:
French Revolutionary Wars
Subject:
British History
Subject:
British Military Victories
Description:
The reverse of the bronze commemorates the British victory during the Battle of the Glorious First of June; it pictures a god-like character, Neptune, standing on the sea with a trident in his left hand and his right arm extended. He rides on a marine cart which consists of two horses with fish tails and fins. Surrounding the scene are the inscriptions “FRENCH FLEET DEFEATED OFF USHANT,” “VII SAIL OF THE LINE CAPTURED 1 JUNE MDCCXCIV,” W.WYON.F.” and “MUDIE.D.”
Publisher:
James Mudie
Date:
June 1, 1794
Coverage:
Battle of the Glorious First of June
Coverage:
British Military Victories
Coverage:
French Revolutionary Wars
Genre/Form:
Medal
Source:
James Smith Noel Collection
Source:
Isabella Romanski
Language:
English
Rights:
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.
