Medal. Admiral Richard Howe (1725-1799). Copper Medal, 1794

Howe (Richard, Earl, Admiral, 1725-1799. Copper Medal, 1794. Naval victory of the first of June, by C.H. Küchler. Obv: Uniformed bust of Howe right, RIC · COMES HOWE THALASSIARCHA BRITAN. Rev: View of the battle of Howe’s flagship Queen Charlotte sinking a French ship, NON SORTE SED VIRTUTE (not by luck but rather by virtue). BHM 383; Eimer 855. 48mm, 58.8g, brown patina, some surface marks, small verdigris patch above portrait, some small edge nicks

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Provenance: Patricia Milne-Henderson (1935-2018), art historian.