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Thomas Lawrence: Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington  wikidata:Q114997291 reasonator:Q114997291
Artist
Thomas Lawrence  (1769–1830)  wikidata:Q312096 s:en:Portal:Thomas Lawrence
 
Thomas Lawrence
Description British painter and portraitist
Date of birth/death 13 April 1769 Edit this at Wikidata 7 January 1830 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bristol Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1780 Edit this at Wikidata–1830 Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q312096
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Title
Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington Edit this at Wikidata"
Part of Wellington Collection Edit this at Wikidata
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The Duke of Wellington is standing at half-length, wearing Field Marshal’s uniform, with the Garter star and sash, the badge of the Golden Fleece, and a special badge ordered by the Prince Regent to be worn from 1815 by Knights Grand Cross of the Military Division of the Order of the Bath who were also Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter.
Depicted people Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Edit this at Wikidata
Date between circa 1815 and circa 1816
date QS:P, 1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319, 1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326, 1816-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 91.5 cm (36 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 71 cm (27.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048, 91.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049, 71U174728
institution QS:P195,Q622206
Accession number
WM.1567-1948 (Apsley House) Edit this at Wikidata
Object history Bequeathed by Marianne, Marchioness Wellesley née Caton to the 2nd Duke of Wellington, 1853, it subsequently hung at Stratfield Saye House and was therefore not included in the Wellington Catalogue.
Exhibition history South Kensington 1868 (199); Manchester, Royal Jubilee Exhibition, 1887 (496); Arts Council 1949 (3); N.P.G., Sir Thomas Lawrence (catalogue by Michael Levey), 1979 (30)
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