Sujet

Portrait of Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), 1829. Creator: George Dawe.

Légende

Portrait of Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), 1829. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British Field Marshal 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 Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. His military career culminated in his defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, 18 June 1815. He went on to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A31_248

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41.1Mo (2.9Mo) / 24.5cm x 42.0cm / 2896 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people male job man men footwear arts painting politics art guy occupation clothes British museum color boot boots uniform dress political military war prime minister Wellington boots Armed Forces century SASH empire gallery Britain profession officer general soldier clothing concept Wellington boot APPAREL full length galoshes attache full-length Army politician warfare art gallery oil Painting breeches Governor administrator Colour military uniform 19th century Hermitage Museum armed services politicians British Army nineteenth century britches British Empire Napoleonic Wars State Hermitage Museum Duke of Wellington portrait oil attaché Wellington Duke of Wellesley Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington The Iron Duke Iron Duke Marquess of George Dawe Dawe George Lord Wellington AR art centre 1st Duke of Wellington Sir Arthur Wellesley Marquess of Douro Douro Heritage Art army officer colonial administrator 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing Canvas Arthur Colley Wellesley George Dawe RA Military Gallery of the Winter Palace