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GEORGE RAPHAEL WARD (BRITISH, C.1801 - 1878) AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, R.A.
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), in blue cloak, coat, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece signed, dated and inscribed in pen on the backing card George Raphael Ward / Pinxt. / 7. Newman St. / 1828. / London.' and in a different hand 'Field Marshal / Arthur 1st Duke of Wellington K.G. / etc etc etc etc' on ivory
rectangular, 4½ x 3.7/8 in. (115 x 98 mm.), modern gilt-wood frame
Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), in blue cloak, coat, white waistcoat and cravat, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece signed, dated and inscribed in pen on the backing card George Raphael Ward / Pinxt. / 7. Newman St. / 1828. / London.' and in a different hand 'Field Marshal / Arthur 1st Duke of Wellington K.G. / etc etc etc etc' on ivory
rectangular, 4½ x 3.7/8 in. (115 x 98 mm.), modern gilt-wood frame
Literature
J. Steegman, Portraits in Welsh Houses, Cardiff, 1962, vol. II, p. 130, no. 58.
Special notice
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