Portrait of Field Marshal Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, British soldier, 1821. Artist: Jan Willem Pieneman.

Portrait of Field Marshal Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, British soldier, 1821. Artist: Jan Willem Pieneman.

2-631-726 - Historic England/Heritage Images

Portrait of Field Marshal Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, British soldier, 1821. Later Lord Raglan, Somerset (1788-1855) served as Wellington's Military Secretary at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He was wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, so learned to write with his left hand. He later commanded British forces in the Crimean War.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Jan Willem Pieneman, attributed to: Dutch: Artist, painter, printmaker
Subject
  1. Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan: British: Soldier, Field marshall
People Related
  1. Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics War & Military Military Uniform & Equipment

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3860x5000
File Size : 56,543kb


Aliases

  1. N070464
  1. 0250004082
  1. 2-631-726
  1. 2631726
  1. N070464


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