Portrait of General Lord Edward Somerset, British soldier, 1821. Artist: Jan Willem Pieneman.

Portrait of General Lord Edward Somerset, British soldier, 1821. Artist: Jan Willem Pieneman.

2-631-720 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Portrait of General Lord Edward Somerset, British soldier, 1821. In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, Brigadier Somerset (1776-1842) commanded the Household Cavalry Brigade, which endured heavy enemy fire and charged Milhaud's French cuirassiers. Brigadier Somerset was mentioned in dispatches by the Duke of Wellington. from the collection of Apsley House, London.


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Creator
  1. Jan Willem Pieneman, attributed to: Dutch: Artist, painter, printmaker
Subject
  1. Edward Somerset: British: Soldier

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3495x5000
File Size : 51,197kb


Aliases

  1. N070462
  1. 0250004080
  1. 2-631-720
  1. 2631720
  1. N070462


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