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We are indebted to Henry Engleheart for his assistance in the preparation of this catalogue entry.
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JOHN COX DILLMAN ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1782/84-1862)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1779-1855), in black coat with fur collar
On ivory
Oval, 95 mm. high, rectangular gilt-metal frame decorated with roses and oak leaf motifs
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1779-1855), in black coat with fur collar
On ivory
Oval, 95 mm. high, rectangular gilt-metal frame decorated with roses and oak leaf motifs
Provenance
By direct family descent from the artist.
Miss Lucy Cox Dillman Engleheart (1814-1904), in 1902; by descent to her nephew Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart (1862-1921); by descent to his eldest step-son Twiston Davies; Mrs W. T. Davies (Katheleen, 2nd wife of Twiston Davies); sold Sotheby's, London, 28 April 1981, lot 195.
Miss Lucy Cox Dillman Engleheart (1814-1904), in 1902; by descent to her nephew Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart (1862-1921); by descent to his eldest step-son Twiston Davies; Mrs W. T. Davies (Katheleen, 2nd wife of Twiston Davies); sold Sotheby's, London, 28 April 1981, lot 195.
Literature
G.C. Williamson / H.L.D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829. Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, illustrated preceding p. 66 and Appendix VI.
R. Walker, Regency Portraits, London, 1985, I, p. 536.
C. Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, Wellington Portrayed, London, 2014, p. 149, illustrated.
R. Walker, Regency Portraits, London, 1985, I, p. 536.
C. Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, Wellington Portrayed, London, 2014, p. 149, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Exhibition of Miniatures by George Engleheart, J.C.D. Engleheart and Thomas Richmond, 1929, no. 214 (lent by Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart, as 'After Sir Thomas Lawrence').
Special notice
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