The Duke of Wellington

Multiple artists/makers

1828

Not on view

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Catalogue Raisonné

Title: The Duke of Wellington
Engraver: William Say (British, Lakenham, near Norwich 1768–1834 London)
Artist: After Michael William Sharp (British, London 1776/7–1840 Boulogne)
Publisher: William Sams (British, active 1815–63)
Sitter: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769–1852)
Date: 1828
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 1/4 × 14 5/16 in. (46.4 × 36.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Object Number: 24.63.2023
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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