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Dessert plate depicting the Lines of Torres Vedras, Portugal, 1810s. Artist: AJ Photographics.

Dessert plate depicting the Lines of Torres Vedras, Portugal, 1810s. Artist: AJ Photographics.

2-677-809 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Dessert plate depicting the Lines of Torres Vedras, Portugal, 1810s. This series of forts was built in secret in 1809-1810 to defend Lisbon. Item in Apsley House, London, from the Wellington Museum. Part of a dinner service which was given as a gift from the King of Prussia to the Duke of Wellington in 1819. Dessert plates of the Prussian Service show scenes of events in Wellington's life, in this case the Peninsular War.

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Creator
  1. AJ Photographics, attributed to: British: photographers
People Related
  1. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
Medium
  1. Ceramic
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
  2. Object
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Portugal Lisboa Torres Vedras

  1. 39 05 28 N , 009 15 31 W
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History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

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History & Politics Artefacts

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4008x4338
File Size : 50,938kb

Aliases

  1. N081178.tif
  1. 0250006589
  1. 2-677-809
  1. 2677809
  1. N081178.tif

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