Admiral Lord Nelson, Restoration of Ferdinand IV, King of the Two Sicilies, 1799, bronze medallion.
Restoration of Ferdinand IV - Lord Nelson Created Duke of Bronte, 1799, Copper Medal by Conrad Heinrich Küchler, (armoured bust of Ferdinand right, FERDIN. IV D : G. SICILIAR. ET HIE. REX.,) reverse Nelson's flagship HMS Foudroyant enters the Bay of Naples, with the Frigate Sirena behind, Fame flies above carrying a medal of Lord Nelson, inscribed HOR. NELSON DUCA BRONTI, on the shoreline, having abandoned their flag, bowed rebels scurry away from advancing solders led by a priest, PER MEZZO DELLA DIVINA PROVVIDENZA DELLE DI LUI VIRTU DELLA FEDE & ENERGIA DEL SUO POPOLO DEL VALORE DE' SUOI ALLEATI ED IN PARTICOLARE GL'INGLESI GLORIOSTE RISTABILITO SUL TRONO. LI 10. IUGLIO. 1799, 49mm,
Condition: Some minor contact marks, Nearly Extremely Fine
Nelson arrived in Naples at the end of June 1799 to prepare to receive Ferdinand as King of the Two Sicilies. On his return, Ferdinand conferred the title of Duke of Bronte on Nelson as a reward of his services. It is the events surrounding this period of Nelson's life which are the most contentious of his career, involving his treatment of the Republican revolutionaries and prisoners.
