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Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington, military commander and statesman, is shown seated in the library of Apsley House, his London residence, with his secretary, Colonel John Gurwood (1790–1845) standing before him. Gurwood was the editor of Wellington’s Dispatches, published in 1834–1839. In Morton’s painting Gurwood pulls out a dispatch describing Wellington’s greatest victory, the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 (see also Bellangé P748). Gurwood had also fought (and been wounded) in the battle. Gurwood was a friend of the 4th Marquess of Hertford (which probably explains his purchase of the painting). Either this or a similar version was shown at the Royal Academy in 1840. Among Morton’s other exhibits at the Royal Academy were portraits of the Duke of Wellington (1835) and of Colonel and Mrs Gurwood (1842 and 1843 respectively).

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

The Duke of Wellington with Colonel Gurwood at Apsley House

Date

c.1840

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 238.2 x W 182.9 cm

Accession number

P632

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, 1859; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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Artist or maker

Andrew Morton

1802–1845

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