Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as the Aide-de-Camp to Wellington, full-length, in the richly gold-embroidered scarlet uniform of an Aide-de-Camp to the King or Commander-in-Chief, circa 1820-30, mounted on a grey horse with the Wellington statue beyond

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Alfred F. de Prades (fl.1852-1879)
Portrait of an officer, traditionally identified as the Aide-de-Camp to Wellington, full-length, in the richly gold-embroidered scarlet uniform of an Aide-de-Camp to the King or Commander-in-Chief, circa 1820-30, mounted on a grey horse with the Wellington statue beyond
oil on canvas
35¾ x 40 in. (90.7 x 101.5 cm.)

Provenance

with W. H. Patterson, Albermarle Street, London.

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Lot Essay

The statue of Wellington depicted in the background of this painting, designed by Matthew Wyatt, was placed on top of the triumphal arch at Hyde Park Corner in 1846, remaining there until 1883, when the arch was moved. The statue is now located on Round Hill, near the Royal Garrison Church.

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