alb8393171

Decoration of the Mejidie,1854. Creator: Unknown.

Decoration of the Mejidie, 1854. Order of the Medjidie - Turkish medal presented by Abdulmejid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, to British naval officer Montagu O'Reilly for his service during the Crimean War. 'Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, with the discernment of a keen diplomatist, observed that Lieut. O'Reilly seized every opportunity to earn for his Captain and himself "a place in the world's eye;" and, therefore, his Lordship made a passage for the Lieutenant to the Sultan. On the 6th of February last, his Majesty granted to Lieut. O'Reilly, at his palace on the Bosphorus, a private audience...A short time after this interview the decoration of the Mejidie was sent to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe for Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly as an acknowledgment "for special service in the Black Sea".' From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
Teilen
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Zu einem anderen Lightbox hinzufügen

Zu einem anderen Lightbox hinzufügen

add to lightbox print share
Haben Sie bereits ein Konto? Anmelden
Sie haben kein Konto? Registrieren
Dieses Bild kaufen. Nutzung auswählen:
Daten werden geladen...
Titel:
Decoration of the Mejidie,1854. Creator: Unknown.
Decoration of the Mejidie, 1854. Order of the Medjidie - Turkish medal presented by Abdulmejid I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, to British naval officer Montagu O'Reilly for his service during the Crimean War. 'Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, with the discernment of a keen diplomatist, observed that Lieut. O'Reilly seized every opportunity to earn for his Captain and himself "a place in the world's eye;" and, therefore, his Lordship made a passage for the Lieutenant to the Sultan. On the 6th of February last, his Majesty granted to Lieut. O'Reilly, at his palace on the Bosphorus, a private audience...A short time after this interview the decoration of the Mejidie was sent to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe for Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly as an acknowledgment "for special service in the Black Sea".' From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
Persönlichkeiten:
Technik/Material:
engraving
Bildnachweis:
Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Freigaben (Releases):
? Modellfreigabe: Nein - ? Eigentumsfreigabe: Nein
Rechtefragen?
Bildgröße:
1246 x 1663 px | 5.9 MB
Druckgröße:
10.5 x 14.1 cm | 4.2 x 5.5 in (300 dpi)