earning himself the nickname 'Iron Duke', but a little-known portrait miniature of the 1st Duke of Wellington has emerged, revealing a fresh-faced young man, as yet unsullied by the scars of war.

The painting is Francisco Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (1812–14), a half-length portrait showing the decorated British general in a trademark red coat. While it might just look ...

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30 x 25½ in. (76.2 x 64.8 cm.) ...

76 x 64 cm. (29.9 x 25.2 in.) The canvas is unlined. There are a number of small patches scattered over the back of the painting with corresponding retouching to the recto, most notably to the left of ...

76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

as have other portraits of patriotic figures including the Duke of Wellington and William Gladstone. The timing has raised eyebrows coming so soon after Labour swept to victory last year ...

Sir Thomas Lawrence, “1st Duke of Wellington” (1818 ... near-naked Napoleon by Canova, sits a marble portrait bust of Wellington. Looking as old as any other gaunt, grave counsellor ...

View Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, K.G., K.B., M.P. (1769-1852), half length, in civilian clothes with a military cloak, wearing the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece ...