Detailed painting, in colours, of the coat of arms of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, with photographic print of engraving of Wellington from daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet.

Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), 1st Duke of Wellington [Antoine Claudet (1797-1867), French daguerreotype photographer in London]

Published by Undated s from the original Claudet photograph taken in 1844, 1850

About this Item

The coat of arms, in red, black, yellow and blue, is carefully painted directly onto a 22 x 18 cm leaf removed from album. In fair condiion, on aged paper, with chipping and a small closed tear at foot affecting the motto ('VIRTUTIS FORTUNA COMES'). Above the motto is the quarterly coat of Wellesley and Colley, with a coronet above it, topped by the crest. Laid down in the top left-hand corner of the page is the 7.5 x 5.5cm photographic print of the engraving from a daguerreotype by Claudet, showing a seated Wellington, facing to his left, with his left hand curled round the arm rest of his chair. In fair condition, with slight wear to edges. This image is not present in the National Portrait Gallery collection, which does have a mezzotint version, published 1 May 1845, showing only Wellington's head and shoulders, said to be 'by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Watson, published by Goupil & Vibert, after Abraham Solomon, after Antoine Claudet'. Claudet's original photograph, taken in 1844, faced the other way, and again did not show hands and chair. In top right-hand corner of page, in contemporary hand: 'Master General of the Ordnance 1818. | Lord Warden of Cinque Ports. | Commander in Chief 1848. | First Lord of Treasury 1827 & 34 | Foreign Secretary in 1834.' Laid down on the reverse of the page is an engraving of the poet Thomas Haynes Bayley (1797-1839). See Image. Seller Inventory # 12253

Bibliographic Details

Title: Detailed painting, in colours, of the coat ...

Publisher: Undated s from the original Claudet photograph taken in 1844

Publication Date: 1850