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Title: Decorative Early Victorian Gilded Ormolu Bronze Portrait Duke Wellington Plaque

Description: Decorative Early Victorian Gilded Ormolu Bronze Duke of Wellington Plaque

Waterloo Interest 1 Decorative Early Victorian 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Bronze Duke Of Wellington Wall Plaque.

Depicting the most famous British Military leader Wellington.

Half length side profile portrait, Wellington is shown wearing is military jacket

Having such beautiful exceptional bronze casting detail.

A feature that stands out is Wellintons facial features escpecially his famous hooky nose, his nickname was old hooky also our atty by his soldiers.

So collectible.

Made from bronze with gilded ormolu finish, set in a superb thick mahogany frame with velvet lining.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister. He is one of the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Wellesley was born in Dublin into the Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland. He was commissioned as an ensign in the British Army in 1787, serving in Ireland as aide-de-camp to two successive lords lieutenant of Ireland. He was also elected as a member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons. He was a colonel by 1796 and saw action in the Netherlands and in India, where he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War at the Battle of Seringapatam. He was appointed governor of Seringapatam and Mysore in 1799 and, as a newly appointed major-general, won a decisive victory over the Maratha Confederacy at the Battle of Assaye in 1803.

Wellesley rose to prominence as a general during the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, and was promoted to the rank of field marshal after leading the allied forces to victory against the French Empire at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. Following Napoleon's exile in 1814, he served as the ambassador to France and was granted a dukedom. During the Hundred Days in 1815, he commanded the allied army which, together with a Prussian Army under Blücher, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Wellington's battle record is exemplary; he ultimately participated in some 60 battles during the course of his military career.

Wellington is famous for his adaptive defensive style of warfare, resulting in several victories against numerically superior forces while minimising his own losses. He is regarded as one of the greatest defensive commanders of all time, and many of his tactics and battle plans are still studied in military academies around the world. After the end of his active military career, he returned to politics. He was twice British prime minister as a member of the Tory party from 1828 to 1830 and for a little less than a month in 1834. He oversaw the passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, but opposed the Reform Act 1832. He continued as one of the leading figures in the House of Lords until his retirement and remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army until his death.

Ready for immediate interior wall display with round metal hanging loop verso.

Ideal for the private collector, trade, gallery or interior design decorator to suit any contemporary or traditional interior design home theme.

Unwrapped weight under 2kg.

Circa 19th century early Victorian.

Provenance bought from a high end antiques dealer at the world famous famous Stafford County Showground antique fair.

Condition report.

Offered in fine used condition with some charming patina wear, scratches, in places commensurate with usage & old age.

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Dimensions in inches & centimetres approximate

12.99" High (33cm)
11.41" Width (29cm)
1.27 Depth thickness (3.25cm)

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Decorative Early Victorian Gilded Ormolu Bronze Portrait Duke Wellington Plaque

Name: Decorative Early Victorian Gilded Ormolu Bronze Portrait Duke Wellington Plaque
SKU: 230655903
Price: 950 USD
Availability: InStock