Portrait of a noble duke [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Portrait of a noble duke [graphic].
- Contributor
- McLean, T. publisher.
- Published / Created
- 1829.
- Publication Place
- London and England London
- Publisher
- Published by Thos. McLean, 26, Haymarket
- Abstract
-
"A head of Wellington in profile to the left, composed of military emblems. The hair is made of laurel leaves; covering the forehead is a flag with a lion rampant and the words 'Vittoria | Salamanca | Waterloo'. The eye is the muzzle of a cannon, with bayonets (for eyebrow), and sabre. The nose is a part of a tent, a fold forming a nostril. Below this is a tiny sentry-box and sentry, resting on a projecting lip, which, with the chin, cheek, and jaw is formed of masonry, from which, at the mouth, two small guns project. The side of the face is partly covered by a Union flag, with spears and a drum for ear, a sabre for the contour of the jaw. Over the Duke's military uniform is draped the gold-embroidered gown of the Chancellor of the Exchequer"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Caption below image: "I should think this head possest some talent for military affairs." Phrenological lecture.
"The print may reflect Sir R. Inglis's attack on Emancipation (5 Mar.): "The noble duke, unrivalled as he is, and, above all men successful in directing the energies of brute force, has never learned to calculate the powers and the resistance of opinion." 'Parl. Deb.', N.s. xx. 791."--British museum online catalogue. - Provenance
- Purchased from Grosvenor Prints; June 2017.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 34. 6 x 25 cm, on sheet 38.3 x 28 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 829.00.00.110+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Portrait prints
Engravings England London 19th century - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Catholic emancipation
Great Britain. - Subject (Name)
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Subject (Topic)
-
Arcimboldesque figures
Phrenology - Subjects
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Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Catholic emancipation > Great Britain
Arcimboldesque figures
Phrenology
England > London > 19th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 13201520
- Object ID (OID)
- 16227463
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