Verdediging van Gibraltar, ter ere van George Augustus Elliot, baron Heathfield

About this artwork

Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

Art Historical Context

Behold the *Verdediging van Gibraltar ter ere van George Augustus, baron Heathfield*Defense of Gibraltar, in Honor of George Augustus Eliott Baron Heathfield), a struck medal crafted by German engraver Johann Christian Reich 1783. This masterpiece, measuring just 4.4 cm in diameter weighing 27.11, commemorates the triumphant defense of Gibraltar during the Great Siege (1779–3). Eliott, the heroic British governor, led the garrison against overwhelming Spanish and French forces amid the American Revolutionary War, turning the Rock of Gibraltar into an enduring symbol of resilience. Reich, reno...