Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769–1852)

shortly after 1813

Not on view

The sitter received the Order of the Tower and Sword [Portugese] in 1811; the Fleece, end of 1812 or beginning of 1813; the Garter, 1813.

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Provenance

Title: Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769–1852)
Artist: Carlo Amatucci (Italian, active late 18th–early 19th century, died Mafra 1819)
Date: shortly after 1813
Culture: Italian
Medium: Pink wax on slate (?) ground; frame: papier maché lacquered black, and copper-gilt rim
Dimensions: Diameter (sight): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
Object Number: 38.145.14
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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