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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR ROBERT OGDEN, C.B.E., Hon. L.L.D.
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL 1769-1830 LONDON)
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), bust-length, in civilian dress with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Details
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE, P.R.A. (BRISTOL 1769-1830 LONDON)
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), bust-length, in civilian dress with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
oil on canvas
30 1⁄8 x 25 3⁄8 in. (76.6 x 64.4 cm.)
indistinctly inscribed 'Wellington / December 10th 1821' and 'Wellington' (on the reverse)
in its original frame supplied by Michael Tijou (d1835/6)
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), bust-length, in civilian dress with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
oil on canvas
30 1⁄8 x 25 3⁄8 in. (76.6 x 64.4 cm.)
indistinctly inscribed 'Wellington / December 10th 1821' and 'Wellington' (on the reverse)
in its original frame supplied by Michael Tijou (d1835/6)
Provenance
Traditionally thought to have been commissioned from the artist in 1820 by the sitter's close friends, Harriet and Charles Arbuthnot, or commissioned by the sitter and given to them, and by descent to their grandson,
Arthur Arbuthnot (d. 1887), 54 St George's Road, London; Christie's, London, 29 June 1878, lot 88, where acquired for 815 gns. by Davis, on behalf of,
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), and by descent to,
Albert Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974), Mentmore Towers; Christie's, London, 5 May 1939, lot 81, where acquired for 1,100 gns. by Thomas Agnew & Sons, on behalf of,
W.U. Goodbody (1883-1949), Invergarry House, and by inheritance to the seller at the following,
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Lady]; Christie's, London, 22 November 2006, lot 32, where acquired.
Arthur Arbuthnot (d. 1887), 54 St George's Road, London; Christie's, London, 29 June 1878, lot 88, where acquired for 815 gns. by Davis, on behalf of,
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery (1847-1929), and by descent to,
Albert Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery (1882-1974), Mentmore Towers; Christie's, London, 5 May 1939, lot 81, where acquired for 1,100 gns. by Thomas Agnew & Sons, on behalf of,
W.U. Goodbody (1883-1949), Invergarry House, and by inheritance to the seller at the following,
Anonymous sale [The Property of a Lady]; Christie's, London, 22 November 2006, lot 32, where acquired.
Literature
Letter from the Duke of Wellington to Mrs Arbuthnot, November 1820.
Letter from the Duke of Wellington to the Duchess of Northumberland, 13 May 1837.
Lord R.S. Gower, Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., London, 1900, pp. 60-62 and 165.
Sir W. Armstrong, Lawrence, London, 1913, p. 169.
Lord G. Wellesley & J. Steegman, The Iconography of the Duke of Wellington, London, 1935, p. 28, no. 5, fig. 25.
The Journal of Mrs Arbuthnot, F. Bamford and the Duke of Wellington eds., I, London, 1950, pp. 25, 41 & 58-59 and 61, illustrated.
'London by Day: Wellington by Lawrence', Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 8 December 1952, p. 6, illustrated.
The Oban Times, 13 December 1952, p. 5.
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence, London, 1954, p. 62, pl. 93.
K. Garlick, 'A catalogue of the paintings, drawings and pastels of Sir Thomas Lawrence', The Walpole Society, XXXIX, 1962-1964, p. 194, no. 5.
R. Walker, National Portrait Gallery, Regency Portraits, I, London, 1985, p. 536.
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Oxford, 1989, p. 279, no. 805e.
M. Levey, Sir Thomas Lawrence, New Haven and London, 2005, pp. 26-27.
S. Jenkins, 'Sir Thomas Lawrence and the Duke of Wellington: A portraitist and his sitter', The British Art Journal, VIII, Summer 2007, pp. 65-66.
L. Peltz, in Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power and Brilliance, exhibition catalogue, London, 2010, pp. xix, 245 and 246, no. 43, illustrated.
C. Wellesley, Wellington Portrayed, London, 2014, pp. 60, 61 and 179, no. 6, fig. 54.
R. Muir, Wellington, Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace, 1814-1852, New Haven and London, 2015, fig. 21.
Letter from the Duke of Wellington to the Duchess of Northumberland, 13 May 1837.
Lord R.S. Gower, Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A., London, 1900, pp. 60-62 and 165.
Sir W. Armstrong, Lawrence, London, 1913, p. 169.
Lord G. Wellesley & J. Steegman, The Iconography of the Duke of Wellington, London, 1935, p. 28, no. 5, fig. 25.
The Journal of Mrs Arbuthnot, F. Bamford and the Duke of Wellington eds., I, London, 1950, pp. 25, 41 & 58-59 and 61, illustrated.
'London by Day: Wellington by Lawrence', Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 8 December 1952, p. 6, illustrated.
The Oban Times, 13 December 1952, p. 5.
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence, London, 1954, p. 62, pl. 93.
K. Garlick, 'A catalogue of the paintings, drawings and pastels of Sir Thomas Lawrence', The Walpole Society, XXXIX, 1962-1964, p. 194, no. 5.
R. Walker, National Portrait Gallery, Regency Portraits, I, London, 1985, p. 536.
K. Garlick, Sir Thomas Lawrence, Oxford, 1989, p. 279, no. 805e.
M. Levey, Sir Thomas Lawrence, New Haven and London, 2005, pp. 26-27.
S. Jenkins, 'Sir Thomas Lawrence and the Duke of Wellington: A portraitist and his sitter', The British Art Journal, VIII, Summer 2007, pp. 65-66.
L. Peltz, in Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power and Brilliance, exhibition catalogue, London, 2010, pp. xix, 245 and 246, no. 43, illustrated.
C. Wellesley, Wellington Portrayed, London, 2014, pp. 60, 61 and 179, no. 6, fig. 54.
R. Muir, Wellington, Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace, 1814-1852, New Haven and London, 2015, fig. 21.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1822, no. 134.
London, British Institution, 1865, no. 169 (lent by General Arbuthnot).
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of works by the Old Masters, 1896, no. 16 (lent by the Earl of Rosebery).
Eton, Eton College, Eton Quincentenary Exhibition, 4-25 June 1947, no. 18.
London, Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 17 May-23 June 1951, no. 30.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, Exhibition of Works by Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A., 5 July-31 August 1951, no. 28 (lent by Mrs W.U. Goodbody).
On loan to the Ministry of Works, Treasury Buildings, Old Council Room, London, 1951, at the time of the Conference of Commonwealth ministers (lent by Mrs W.U. Goodbody).
London, National Portrait Gallery, and New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power & Brilliance, 21 October 2010-23 January 2011, no. 43.
London, Christie's, Defining British Art Loan Exhibition, 17 June-15 July 2016.
London, British Institution, 1865, no. 169 (lent by General Arbuthnot).
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of works by the Old Masters, 1896, no. 16 (lent by the Earl of Rosebery).
Eton, Eton College, Eton Quincentenary Exhibition, 4-25 June 1947, no. 18.
London, Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., Loan Exhibition of Paintings by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 17 May-23 June 1951, no. 30.
Bristol, City Art Gallery, Exhibition of Works by Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A., 5 July-31 August 1951, no. 28 (lent by Mrs W.U. Goodbody).
On loan to the Ministry of Works, Treasury Buildings, Old Council Room, London, 1951, at the time of the Conference of Commonwealth ministers (lent by Mrs W.U. Goodbody).
London, National Portrait Gallery, and New Haven, Yale Center for British Art, Thomas Lawrence: Regency Power & Brilliance, 21 October 2010-23 January 2011, no. 43.
London, Christie's, Defining British Art Loan Exhibition, 17 June-15 July 2016.
Engraved
W. Dean Taylor, etching and engraving, 1827.
D. Lucas, mezzotint, 1828.
S. Cousins, mezzotint, 1828.
J.W. Cooke, etching and engraving, 1829.
T. Woolnoth, engraving, 1830.
H.T. Ryall, stipple engraving, 1836.
G.R. Ward, mezzotint, 1839.
W.O. Burgess, mezzotint, 1842.
E. McInnes, mezzotint, 1844.
J.R. Jackson, mezzotint, 1846.
H. Robinson, engraving, 1846.
Anonymous, mezzotint, c. 1820-40.
J. Outrim, etching and engraving, c. 1820-38.
C.E. Wagstaff, engraving, c. 1820-44.
D. Lucas, mezzotint, 1828.
S. Cousins, mezzotint, 1828.
J.W. Cooke, etching and engraving, 1829.
T. Woolnoth, engraving, 1830.
H.T. Ryall, stipple engraving, 1836.
G.R. Ward, mezzotint, 1839.
W.O. Burgess, mezzotint, 1842.
E. McInnes, mezzotint, 1844.
J.R. Jackson, mezzotint, 1846.
H. Robinson, engraving, 1846.
Anonymous, mezzotint, c. 1820-40.
J. Outrim, etching and engraving, c. 1820-38.
C.E. Wagstaff, engraving, c. 1820-44.
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