Fine silver 5 ingot featuringenglish heritage portrait of marshal gebhard leberecht von blcher 1818 nicknamed marschall vorwrts marshal forwards by his soldiers because of his aggressive approach in warfare blcher is considered an eccentric but determined and resilient commander without whom the victory against napoleon at waterloo would have been impossible this portrait was painted by the british artist george dawe in 1818 as a special commission for the duke of wellington it