Title

'His Grace the Duke of Wellington', (1769-1852)

Caption

'His Grace the Duke of Wellington', (1769-1852), 1816. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman served twice as Prime Minister. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 made him one of Britain's military heroes. From "The History of the War, from the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Vol. I", by Hewson Clarke, Esq. [T. Kinnersley, Limited, London, 1816]

Date

1816

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F23_150

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,4Mb (1,9Mb) / 11,6in x 18,3in / 3467 x 5484 (300dpi)

Keywords

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