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Peninsular War battlefields Collection11 Items
Copley - William II, King of Holland / Prince of Orange N070512APSLEY HOUSE, London. " William II, King of Holland when Prince of Orange" (1792-1849) circa 1813, by American painter John Singleton COPLEY (1737-1815). WM 1542-1948
Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830)
Sir John Moore monument CC97_01091Sir John Moore Monument, St Pauls Cathedral, London. A view of the monument by John Bacon (1815) on the south wall of the South Transept to Sir John Moore
Scene from the Battle of Vittoria N081153APSLEY HOUSE, Hyde Park Corner, London. Item from the Wellington Museum depicting the battle of Vittoria, Spain (1813), during the Peninsular War
Pieneman - General Rowland Hill N070457APSLEY HOUSE, London. General Rowland Hill (1772-1842), sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1479-1948). A Peninsular veteran and accomplished commander in his own right
Beechey - Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton N070463APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton" c.1815 (1758-1815) by Sir William BEECHEY (1753-1839). WM 1485-1948
Healy - Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult N070523APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult Duc de Dalmatie" 1840 by George Peter Alexander HEALY (1808-94). WM 1555-1948
Ice pail depicting a Highlander with Spanish militia N081111APSLEY HOUSE, London. Ice pail from the Duke of Wellingtons Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia
Lawrence - Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch N070451APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch" commissioned in 1817 from Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830)
Knight - General Sir George Murray N070508APSLEY HOUSE, London. " General Sir George Murray" c.1840s (1772-1846) by John Prescott KNIGHT (1803-1881). WM 1538-1948
Pieneman - Major General John Freemantle N070461APSLEY HOUSE, London. Major General John Freemantle (1790-1864) sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1483-1948). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo Lieutenant-Colonel Freemantle was
Gerard - Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain N070585APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain" by Baron Francois-Pascal-Simon GERARD (1770-1837). WM 1630-1948. Painting captured by Wellington at Vitoria, 1813
Lawrence - Viscount Beresford N070458APSLEY HOUSE, London. " William Carr, Viscount Beresford" (1768-1854) by Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830), commissioned in 1818. WM 1480-1948
Dawe - General da Alava N070455APSLEY HOUSE, London. " General Miguel Ricardo da Alava" (1771-1843) 1818 by George DAWE (1781-1829). WM 1477-1948
Hall - Colonel John Gurwood N070445APSLEY HOUSE, London. Colonel John Gurwood, Esquire to the Duke of Wellington 1837 by James HALL (1797-1854). Colonel Gurwood (1790-1845)
Hayter - Stapleton Cotton N070436APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Stapleton Cotton, Viscount Combermere" 1839 by John HAYTER (1800-91). Stapleton Cotton (1773-1865) was Wellingtons Commander of Cavalry during the Peninsular War
Dessert plate depicting Crossing the Mondego 1810 N080952APSLEY HOUSE, Hyde Park Corner, London. Item from the Wellington Museum depicting the crossing of the River Mondego, Portugal (1810)
French Dragoon J840003Engraving of a French Napoleonic soldier produced in Paris. A corporal of the 16th Regiment of Dragoons, leaving camp. Pencil annotation indicates that for this regiment the plume should be red
Wine cooler. Officer of the Royal Horse Artillery N081107APSLEY HOUSE, London. Wine cooler from the Duke of Wellingtons Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia
Silver gilt centrepiece, Apsley House N081103APSLEY HOUSE, London. Detail of silver gilt centrepiece made in 1822 showing a Spanish soldier of around 1808. Presented to the Duke of Wellington by Bankers and Merchants of the City of London
Wellington Writing His Despatches J050178APSLEY HOUSE, London. Print of " Wellington Writing His Despatches" by D. Wilkie
Gunner, Royal Artillery N100004Tresco, Isles of Scilly. Reconstruction drawing by Nick Hardcastle of a Napoleonic ordinary gunner from a Royal Artillery Invalid regiment c.1803-15
Pieneman - General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel N070688APSLEY HOUSE, London. " General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel" sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN (1779-1843) in 1821. WM 1527-1948
Lefevre - Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain N070584APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain" (1768-1844) by Robert LEFEVRE (1755-1830). WM 1629-1948. Painting captured at Vitoria 1813
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