Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 339 portraits.

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• Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781-1841), Sculptor. Artist associated with 266 portraits, Sitter in 11 portraits.

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One of the fourteen drawings in the Gallery's collection by Chantrey for busts and statues of Wellington. They are probably copies from the camera lucida originals, and show the sitter, somewhat enobled in the transition to marble, with merciless accuracy.

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• Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 528

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• Preliminary drawings for busts and statues by Sir Francis Chantrey, circa 1807-40