Dessert plate depicting the Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo

APSLEY HOUSE, London. Dessert plate from the Duke of Wellington's Saxon Service, made at Meissen in 1818. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Saxony, and depict the battles he won during his military career. Here shown is the Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo (20 Jan 1812) during the Peninsular War. WM1210_1948

1812 1818 Apsley Artefact Ciudad Depict Dessert Meissen Peninsular Rodrigo Saxon Storming Wellington

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