Lot Essay
In the year this drawing was executed the Comte D'Orsay also produced a bronze of the same subject, at least three versions of the cast are extant.
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THE HONE COLLECTION (LOTS 1-143)
Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte D'Orsay (Paris 1801-1852)
Equestrian portrait of Lord Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field-Marshal and Prime Minister
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Alfred Guillaume Gabriel, Comte D'Orsay (Paris 1801-1852)
Equestrian portrait of Lord Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field-Marshal and Prime Minister
signed and dated 'Cte d'Orsay/10 June 1845' (lower right), and with signature 'Wellington' (upper right, affixed to the sheet)
pencil on paper
16 ¼ x 21 ¼ in. (41.3 x 54 cm.)
Equestrian portrait of Lord Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field-Marshal and Prime Minister
signed and dated 'Cte d'Orsay/10 June 1845' (lower right), and with signature 'Wellington' (upper right, affixed to the sheet)
pencil on paper
16 ¼ x 21 ¼ in. (41.3 x 54 cm.)