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1797 Great Britain Battle of Camperdown Medalfrom 1820 Mudie National Series (Maudie 5)
by W. Wyon & T. Webb
Ref: Eimer 886
Gilt copper,41 mm
Obverse: bustfacing left,ADM. VISC. DUNCAN
An extremely fine example with a minor rim nick on obverse at 2 o\'clock
JamesMudie\'sseries offorty \"National Medals\" was produced in 1820 and manufactured by SirEdward Thomason in Birmingham, England. The medals celebrate British triumphsin the Napoleonic wars over the French spanning a 20 year period, from 1797 to1817. They serve as a counter to the numerous, officially issued French medalsglorifying the battles and events of Napoleon\'s reign. They are the same size,41 millimeters as the official Napoleonic medals, and most of the dies wereproduced in France.
William WyonRA (1795 – 1851) was born inBirmingham and, in 1809, was apprenticed to his father, Peter Wyon who was anengraver and die sinker. In 1816, he went to London. He studied the works ofJohn Flaxman, attended the schools of the Royal Academy, and gained a goldmedal from the Society of Arts for a copy of the head of Ceres, and a secondfor an original group. In 1816 he was appointed assistant engraver to the mint,and in 1828 chief engraver. In 1831 he was elected associate and in 1838 fullmember of the Royal Academy. Wyon is buried under a simple rectangular Yorkstone slab at West Norwood Cemetery. He was the father of engraver LeonardCharles Wyon.
Thomas Webb(1797 - 1822) was an English coinand medal engraver. He is associated with the Royal Birmingham Society ofArtists. Webb worked for the noted metal producer, Sir Edward Thomason whostruck the Mudie series.
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