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Duke of Wellington (after Sir Thomas Lawrence)

After
Sir Thomas Lawrence, English, 1769–1830
Artist
William Essex, English, 1784–1869
Depicted
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, English (born Ireland), 1769–1852
Date
1846
Material
Enamel on copper
made in
England, Europe
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image (by sight): 4 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (11.5 x 7.3 cm)
framed (at widest points): 5 1/2 x 4 15/16 in. (14 x 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frank Spiekerman, The Frank Spiekerman Collection
Rights
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Object Number
28:1933.56
- 1933
Frank (d.1933) and Edna Louise Spiekerman, Greenwich, CT

1933 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Edna Louise Spiekerman [1]


Notes:
[1] According to a letter from the law firm of Cummings & Lockwood, Stamford, CT, it was Mr. Spiekerman's wishes that upon his death the Museum be given his collection of miniature paintings [letter dated May 31, 1933; SLAM document files]. His widow, Edna Louise, presented them to the Museum in November 1933. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 9, 1933.