Antique Oil Painting Portrait Of The 1st Duke Of Wellington Circa 1840s 19th C. Measures 13 inches X 14 3/4 inches. Does show some wear given its age and has been previously restored. Minor tear in the chest which has been mended. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister. He ended the Napoleonic Wars when he defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The Duke of Wellington is portrayed wearing The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish: Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, German: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) which is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal. Today, two branches of the order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece; the current grand masters are Felipe VI, King of Spain and Karl von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, respectively. The Grand Chaplain of the Austrian branch is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna. The item “Antique Oil Painting Portrait Of The 1st Duke Of Wellington Circa 1840s 19th C” is in sale since Monday, September 28, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “raffaellos_relics” and is located in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay, China, Taiwan, Switzerland, Brazil.
- Medium: Oil
- Subject: Portrait
- Style: Folk Art
- Region of Origin: Europe
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Painting Surface: Canvas
- Features: Framed
- Date of Creation: 1800-1899
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 14 3/4 Inches
- Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
- Artist: Unknown
- Size: Medium (up to 36in.)