Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) attributed to engraver and miniaturist John Wright (1745–1820). Wellington was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister. He is among those who ended the Napoleonic Wars in a victory when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) attributed to engraver and miniaturist John Wright (1745–1820). Wellington was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister. He is among the commanders who ended the Anglo-Mysore Wars when Tipu Sultan was killed in the fourth one in 1799 and among those who ended the Napoleonic Wars in a victory when the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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Size: 4149px × 5121px
Location: Ireland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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