![The Despatch [His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G. &c. &c. During the Peninsular War, to the British Army, this Print is respectfully dedicated by John Burnet]](/IIIF/000320000/000315551/vtls000315551_001.jp2/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
The Despatch [His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G. &c. &c. During the Peninsular War, to the British Army, this Print is respectfully dedicated by John Burnet]
Jno. Burnet, fecit.
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| Summary: | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852). Whole-length, standing, looking slightly to left, in uniform and military cloak, writing a despatch, to right is a man is holding a mule by the bridle, looking up at him; soldiers are to his left, with a burning town depicted in background. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Hodgson & Graves, Pall Mall,
August 1, 1839.
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| Notes: | This is a version of the print published before full inscription (which read "The Despatch. His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G. &c. &c. During the Peninsular War, to the British Army, this Print is respectfully dedicated by John Burnet"). Physical description: 1 print : mixed techniques ; image 60.4 x 46.5 cm., plate mark 73 x 55 cm., on sheet 99 x 68 cm. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 214. more |
| Credits: | Attributed to John Burnet (1784-1868). |
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EP WELL-AR (20) V |
Main Reading Room |
Prints & Drawings |
Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland.
