Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

This work was acquired in Paris for the British Ambassador’s Residence in 1971. It is by British sculptor Musgrave L. Watson (1804-1847), who worked for a short time in the studio of Sir Francis Chantrey.

People

Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington Wellesley (1769 - 1852)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, Duke, Prime Minister, field marshal

Materials & Techniques

marble, bust (as object name), marble bust

Artist

Musgrave Lewthwaite Watson (1804 - 1847)

Title

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

Date

c.1830

Medium

Marble bust

Dimensions

height: 69.00 cm, width: 37.00 cm, depth: 25.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Jean-Paul Lagarde, Paris, August 1971

Inscription

verso: M.L. WATSON F.T

Provenance

Commissioned by army officer and editor of Wellington's dispatches John Gurwood (1790-1845); with Jean-Paul Lagarde, Paris; from whom purchased by the Department of the Environment in August 1971

GAC number

12041