Henry Perronet Briggs
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington KG PM (1769-1852), 1837
Oil on canvas
43 x 33 in ½ in. (109.5 x 85 cm)
Attached autograph letter from the sitter l.r. and label attached to stretcher verso: The Duke of Wellington/ The Duke is said to have sat specially for this picture/ which was taken at Secr. /W Praed's request
Philip Mould & Co.
Provenance
Commissioned by Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802-39);Family descent.
Literature
Lord Gerald Wellesley and John Steegman, The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington, 1935, p. 4, ill.Pl. 32Be the first to hear about our available artworks
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