To Commemorate the Arrival in London of the Princess Alexandra of Denmark to Wed Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (Edward VII) in March, 1863
Medium
Bronze, struck
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 in. (76 mm)
Classification
Medals and Plaquettes
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Corporation of the City of London, 1908
Accession Number
08.53.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant bronze medal, struck in 1863 by the renowned Wyon family engravers—Alfred Benjamin Wyon and Joseph Shepherd Wy—celebrates a pivotal moment in British royal history: the arrival in London of Princess of Denmark. Crafted to honor her impending marriage to Albert Edward, of Wales (later King VII), the medal captures the excitement surrounding this union, which symbolized strengthening ties between Britain and Denmark amid Europe's shifting alliances. Measuring 3 inches (76 mm) in diameter the medal exemplifies the Victorian era's tradition of commemorative plaquettes, often produced...