Sujet
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), British soldier and statesman, 1924. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British soldier and statesman. Wellesley (1769-1852) commanded the victorious British forces in the Peninsular War, for which he was promoted to Field Marshal and made a duke. In 1815 he inflicted the final defeat on Napoleon at Waterloo. Christened the 'Iron Duke', Wellington served as Prime Minister in 1828-1830, but his intransigent opposition to parliamentary reform led to him being compelled to resign. His death was marked by a grand funeral and the honour of a burial in St Paul's Cathedral alongside the other great British military hero of the Napoeonic Wars, Nelson. Taken from the 'Leaders of Men' cigarette cards produced by Ogdens 1924.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1924
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C61_380
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
11,6Mo (703,9Ko) / 12,6cm x 23,2cm / 1488 x 2736 (300dpi)