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Summary

Thomas Lawrence: Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington

Artist



Description	British painter and portraitist
Date of birth/death	13 April 1769	7 January 1830
Location of birth/death	Bristol	London
Work period	1780 –1830
Authority file	: Q312096 VIAF: 59122598 ISNI: 0000000114732825 ULAN: 500022619 LCCN: n81008170 NLA: 35281740 WorldCat

Title

Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington

Part of

Wellington Collection

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

English: The Duke of Wellington is standing at half-length, wearing Field Marshal’s uniform, with the Garter star and sash, the badge of the Golden Fleece, and a special badge ordered by the Prince Regent to be worn from 1815 by Knights Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath who were also Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter.

Depicted people

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date

between circa 1815 and circa 1816

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 91.5 cm (36 in)

; width: 71 cm (27.9 in)

Collection

Apsley House

	Native name	Apsley House
	Location	London
	Coordinates	51° 30′ 12.5″ N, 0° 09′ 06″ W
	Established	1778
	Website	https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/apsley-house/
	Authority file	: Q622206 VIAF: 123237182 ULAN: 500301661 LCCN: n86056536 Historic England: 1226873 GND: 7659447-6 WorldCat

Accession number

WM.1567-1948 (Apsley House)

Object history

Bequeathed by Marianne, Marchioness Wellesley née Caton to the 2nd Duke of Wellington, 1853, it subsequently hung at Stratfield Saye House and was therefore not included in the Wellington Catalogue.

Exhibition history

South Kensington 1868 (199); Manchester, Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887 (496); Arts Council 1949 (3); N.P.G., Sir Thomas Lawrence (catalogue by Michael Levey), 1979 (30)

References

C.M. Kauffmann, revised by Susan Jenkins, with contributions from Marjorie E. Wieseman. Catalogue of Paintings in the Wellington Museum, Apsley House (2009) English Heritage in association with Paul Holberton publishing, ISBN 978 1 903470 78 7

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