'Field-Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington', c1810, (1896). Artist: R. G. Tietze.
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'Field-Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington', c1810, (1896). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. Anglo-Irish Wellington (1769-1852) was Governor of Mysore, 1799-1805. He was rewarded with a knighthood on his return to England in 1805. In 1808 he was sent to aid the Portugese against the French, and became chief of command in the Peninsula campaign. His military career culminated in his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, 18 June 1815. Engraving after the engraving by Samuel Cousins, after the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume IV, by William Milligan Sloane. [The Century Co., New York, 1896]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- R. G. Tietze, attributed to: American: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
- Thomas Lawrence: British; English: Artist, painter
- Samuel Cousins: British; English: Engraver, artist, draughtsman, printmaker
Subject
- Duke of Wellington: British, Irish: General, commander of the British army, statesman, prime minister
People Related
- Napoleon Bonaparte I: Corsican: Emperor, soldier, politician
- William Milligan Sloane: American: author, educator, historian
Category Hierarchy
Artistic Representations Portraits
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
History & Politics Politics Politicians
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2936x4672
File Size : 40,187kb
Aliases
- 0580054694
- 2-688-141
- 2688141