Dessert plate depicting the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 1809 (1818). Artist: Unknown.

Dessert plate depicting the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 1809 (1818). Artist: Unknown.

2-679-540 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Dessert plate depicting the Battle of Talavera, Spain, 1809 (1818). Item in Apsley House, London. Dessert plate from the Duke of Wellington's Saxon Service, made at Meissen in 1818. This was a gift to Wellington from the King of Saxony, and depicts the battles the Duke won during his military career, in this example the Battle of Talavera (27-28 July 1809), during the Peninsular War.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown:
People Related
  1. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister

Medium
  1. Ceramic

Picture Type
  1. Object

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Spain Castilla-La Mancha Toledo Talavera de la Reina

  1. 39 57 00 N , 004 50 00 W

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Locations & Buildings Other

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4008x4458
File Size : 52,347kb


Aliases

  1. N081122.tif
  1. 0250007096
  1. 2-679-540
  1. 2679540
  1. N081122.tif


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