His Grace the late Duke of Wellington

Lithographed by Louisa Corbaux (1812-1883)

Printed and Published by Stannard & Dixon, 1852

Tinted lithograph, printed in fawn and black

H: 356 mm. (sheet) x W: 246 mm.(sheet) [Click on the image to enlarge it.]

© The Trustees of the British Museum, London, reproduced here by kind permission

Transferred from the British Library; registration no. 1857,0214.295

An unusual portrait of the Duke in old age, musing, and looking rather benign.

Image downloaded and text added by Jacqueline Banerjee, with thanks to the gallery.