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Description: | Medal commemorating the projected invasion of England, 1804. Obverse: Head of the Emperor Napoleon I (left). Reverse: Fortune in classical robes sitting in the stern of an antique vessel, her right at the helm, her left hand holding the foot of a sail, the wind fair; a star above. Legend: 'A LA FORTUNE CONSERVATRICE.' Exergue: 'L'AN 4 DE BONAPARTE.' The personification of Fortune refers to the luck that attended Napoleon during his first four years of government. The portrait on the obverse heightens the resemblance of Napoleon to the Emperor Augustus.
caption: Medal commemorating the projected invasion of England, 1804; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the projected invasion of England, 1804; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Invasion of Britain medals Nelson M�dailler Napol�on le Grand; ou Description des M�dailles Vivant et m�dailles-d�corations relatives aux affaires de la France pendant le consulat et l'empire Napoleon Bonaparte Denon The Art of the Medal N. G. Brenet Emperor repouss�s clich�s of France Napoleon and his allies | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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