Facebook
sprite-icon-instagram
Twitter
sprite-icon-wechat
Weibo
X
sprite-icon-youtube
sprite-icon-accessible
Group 3
sprite-icon-arrow
sprite-icon-audio-description
sprite-icon-calendar
sprite-icon-camera
UI/Chevron/Large/Black
sprite-icon-chevron
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-copyright
sprite-icon-data
sprite-icon-download
sprite-icon-grid
sprite-icon-image
i
sprite-icon-list
sprite-icon-magazine
sprite-icon-maximise
sprite-icon-museum
sprite-icon-osd-minus
sprite-icon-osd-plus
Group 6
sprite-icon-pin
sprite-icon-plus
sprite-icon-print
Fill 1
sprite-icon-share
sprite-icon-shop
sprite-icon-tag
sprite-icon-tea
sprite-icon-ten-percent-tag
Artboard 1
sprite-icon-wallet
sprite-icon-zoom
Skip to main content
Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.
Menu
Main navigation
Visit
Toggle Visit submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Visit
—
Visit
—
Family visits
—
Group visits
—
Audio app
—
Out-of-hours tours
—
Tours and talks
—
Object trails
—
Accessibility
—
Food and drink
—
Late opening on Fridays
—
Museum map
Exhibitions and events
Collection
Toggle Collection submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Collection
—
Collection
—
Collection online
—
Galleries
—
Blog
—
The British Museum podcast
Learn
Toggle Learn submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Learn
—
Learn
—
Schools
—
Communities
—
Adult learning
—
Young people
Membership
Toggle Membership submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Membership
—
Membership
—
Members' events
—
Young Friends
—
Existing Members
—
Visiting as a Member
Support us
Toggle Support us submenu
Back
to previous menu
—
Support us
—
Donate
—
Corporate support
—
Become a Patron
—
Supporter case studies
—
Become a Volunteer
—
Existing Patrons
—
Leave a legacy
—
American Friends of the British Museum
Secondary navigation
Shop
Search
Donate
Hide menu
print
Object Type
print
Museum number
1870,0514.2273
Description
Two sides of a medal; on the left, head of Napoléon I, in profile to the left; at right, Enceladus imprisoned beneath Mount Etna Medal engraving on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
French
(?)
Production date
1831-1870
Materials
paper
Technique
medal engraving
Dimensions
Height:
100 millimetres
Width:
154 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Obverse (portrait of Napoléon) originally by Vassallo, and reverse by Luigi Manfredini. The medal commemorates the defeat of the Austrians at the battle of Ratisbon (1809)
Bibliographic references
De Vinck 1909-1967 / Collection De Vinck. Un siècle d'histoire de France par l'estampe. Inventaire analytique.
(undescribed)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
medal
classical mythology
Associated names
Portrait of:
Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (Napoleon)
Representation of:
Enkelados
Associated with:
Girolamo Vassallo
Associated with:
Luigi Manfredini
Associated events
Associated Event:
Battle of Ratisbon 1809
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Daniell
Acquisition date
1870
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1870,0514.2273