Sujet
The Duke of Wellington, Irish-born British soldier and statesman, 19th century (1956). Artist: Unknown
Légende
The Duke of Wellington, Irish-born British soldier and statesman, 19th century (1956). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) commanded the victorious British forces in the Peninsular War, for which he was promoted to Field Marshal and made a duke. In 1815 he inflicted the final defeat on Napoleon at Waterloo. Christened the 'Iron Duke', Wellington served as Prime Minister in 1828-1830, but his intransigent opposition to parliamentary reform led to him being compelled to resign. His death was marked by a grand funeral and the honour of a burial in St Paul's Cathedral alongside the other great British military hero of the Napoeonic Wars, Nelson. From the Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle. A print from People, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential, by Readers Union, the Grosvenor Press, London, 1956.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1956
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C53_118
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 30,6cm x 40,9cm / 3617 x 4834 (300dpi)