'Colonel John Gurwood, Esquire to the Duke of Wellington', 1837. Artist: James Hall.
/2677713.jpg "'Colonel John Gurwood, Esquire to the Duke of Wellington', 1837. Artist: James Hall.")
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'Colonel John Gurwood, Esquire to the Duke of Wellington', 1837. Colonel Gurwood (1790-1845) served in the army in various positions throughout the Peninsular War. He was wounded in a preliminary skirmish at Waterloo and missed most of the battle. He was private secretary to the Duke, and later edited the Wellington Dispatches. Here he is shown in the robes of Esquire to the Duke as Knight of the Bath. Painting in Apsley House, London.
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- James Hall, attributed to: British, Scottish: Artist, painter
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- John Gurwood: British: Soldier
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- Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
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