Vijftigjarige herdenking van de slag bij Waterloo
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.7; 24.68
About this artwork
diameter 3.7 cm x weight 24.68 gr
Art Historical Context
Crafted in 1865 by Dutch engraver David van der K (1804-1879), *Vijftigjarigedenking van de slag Waterloo* (50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle Waterloo) is a finely struck medal celebrating the pivotal 1815 defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Measuring just 3.7 cm in diameter and weighing24.68 grams, small yet potent artifact captures a moment of European history when Allied forces under the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal Blücher secured victory near Waterloo, Belgium, reshaping the continent's political landscape. Van der Kellen, a master of 19th-century Dutch medal art, e...