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The Iron Duke (The Duke of Wellington)

The Iron Duke (The Duke of Wellington)
(early 19th century)

Medium
miniature: watercolour and gouache on ivory, copper alloy, gold and coral
Measurements
(3.5 × 3.0 cm) (oval) 4.5 × 4.0 cm (frame)
Inscription
engraved (inverted) on reverse of brooch l.r.-u.l.: Given by / the / L: L: OF IRELAND / to his A.D.C. / Lt (t in superscript above : ) Col: d'Arcy. / as a likeness / of / THE IRON DUKE
scratched into border on reverse of brooch l.l.: ]/-/- g/x1-
Accession Number
1447-D4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Janet Biddlecombe, 1954
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Portraits
Subjects (specific)
grand dukes men (male humans) miniatures (paintings) miniatures (paintings) portrait heads single-sitter portraits three-quarter views Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of