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Medal - Victoria Benjamin West, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1866 |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Detailed high-relief scene depicting the death of General James Wolfe at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, adapted from Benjamin West's celebrated painting. The dying Wolfe is shown semi-recumbent at centre, supported by several soldiers and attendants who gather closely around him, with a billowing standard or drapery rising dramatically to the upper right and a landscape visible in the background. In the exergue: WILSON · 1759 · LONDON. |
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| Reverse lettering | WILSON 1759 LONDON |
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