Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

Jan Willem Pieneman, 1821

After Pieneman had approached Wellington with a sketch for The Battle of Waterloo, he was granted permission to paint the protagonists from life. He spent much of 1821 and 1822 in London, as Wellington’s guest. During his time in the English capital the Duke himself and a number of British officers posed for him. Wellington hung the portraits in his London home, Apsley House, on the edge of Hyde Park, which is now open to the public.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4689
Dimensionsheight 76 cm x width 63.5 cm, depth 12 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
- Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4689
Description
Portret van Arthur Wellesley, duke of Wellington (1769-1852). Waarschijnlijk een herhaling van de portretstudie gemaakt voor het grote in 1824 voltooide doek van de slag bij Waterloo.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date: ‘J.W. Pieneman fecit 1821, Apsley House London’

Creation

Creation
painter: Jan Willem Pieneman, London
Dating
1821
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
- height 76 cm x width 63.5 cm
- depth 12 cm

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Person
Subject
Period
1820 - 1825

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1976-11-19
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
? From the artist to Richard Le Poer Trench (1767-1837) the 2nd Earl of Clancarty, Kinnegad, 1821;{According to the catalogue for the sale, Lord Belper et al., London (Christie’s), 19 November 1976, p. 18, no.38.} by descent through the family to Greville Sydney Rochfort Le Poer Trench (1902-75) the 7th Earl of Clancarty;{Note RMA.} sale, Lord Belper et al.[section the 7th Earl of Clancarty, decd.], London (Christie’s), 19 November 1976, no. 39, £900, to the museum
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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