George IV, Visit to Ireland
George IV, Visit to Ireland, bronze medal, 1821, by B. Wyon for Brday, Hamy and Mann, laureate bare head bust of George IV left, rev. Hibernia standing on the shore of Howth with George disembarking from a boat. IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S/ MOST GRACIOUS VISIT TO IRELAND / 1821, edge engraved, Irish Copper From the Mines in the County of Wicklow, 51 mm, ( BHM. 1137). Extremely fine. and rare with the edge engraving. £485.00
Brady,Hamy and Mann were Dublin silversmith's and so this would have been a business speculation on their part. One that might very nearly have gone spectacularly wrong.
Queen Caroline had only died on 7th August and so it was generally expected that the trip would be cancelled. George arrived at Howth on the 11th en route to his current mistress Lady Conyngham.
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