Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
1 portrait by Abraham Solomon
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Watson, published by Goupil & Vibert, after Abraham Solomon, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, published 1 May 1845 (1 May 1844)
15 1/2 in. x 11 7/8 in. (394 mm x 302 mm) plate size; 22 1/2 in. x 17 3/8 in. (572 mm x 440 mm) paper size
Given by Ernest E. Leggatt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D37582
Sitterback to top
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 640 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Antoine Claudet (1797-1867), Photographer and inventor. Artist or producer associated with 45 portraits.
- Goupil & Vibert (active 1844), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
- Henry Thomas Ryall (1811-1867), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 53 portraits.
- Abraham Solomon (1823-1862), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait, Sitter in 1 portrait.
- James Watson (circa 1740-1790), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 193 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Vere Street, Cavendish Square, London; Paris, France)
Events of 1845back to top
Current affairs
Cardinal Newman converts to Roman Catholicism. A leader of the Oxford movement , growing in influence since the 1820s, Newman had raised doubts about the authority of the Anglican church.Ralph Etwall, MP for Andover, demands an inquiry into the administration of the Andover workhouse, which leads to the abolition of the Poor Law Commission, and resolution of Parliament to improve workhouse conditions.
Art and science
The American poet, short story writer, critic and leader of the American Romantic movement, Edgar Allan Poe, publishes his narrative poem 'The Raven'. The poem is a supernatural tale of a mysterious talking raven's visit to a distraught lover, who descends into madness, and explores themes of self-torture and obsession.The reconstruction of Trafalgar Square, by architects John Nash and Sir Charles Barry, is completed.
International
Sir John Franklin's expedition in search of the North-West passage, the sea route linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Franklin took two ships, the Erebus and the Terror, and a crew of 129 men made up Royal Navy officers. The crew never returned. Search parties sent out years later discovered the ships had got stuck in frozen waters, and that all the men had died.Comments back to top
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