The Waterloo Medal

model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52

Not on view

The profiles are those of the monarchs whose allied forces defeated Napoleon: Frederick William III of Prussia, Alexander I of Russia, Francis II of Austria, and George III of England. Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal was and epic medallic achievement; because of its exceptional size and attention to detail, it took him thirty years to cut the steel dies from which only electrotype examples were struck.

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Title: The Waterloo Medal
Maker: Benedetto Pistrucci (Italian, 1783–1855, active England) (active mainly in England)
Date: model begun 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52
Culture: British
Medium: Bronze electrotype
Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2005
Object Number: 2005.109
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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