id:			121284
accession number:	1942.1154
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1154
updated:		2020-05-04 09:02:58.516000

Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington, c. 1806-1807. Attributed to John Wright (British, 1745-1820).  watercolor on ivory in a gilt wood frame; framed: 22 x 18.2 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.); unframed: 18.7 x 14 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1942.1154

title:				Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington
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creation date:			c. 1806-1807
creation date earliest:		1806
creation date latest:		1807
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creditline:			The Edward B. Greene Collection
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	 watercolor on ivory in a gilt wood frame
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS

* John Wright (British, 1745-1820)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 22 x 18.2 cm (8 11/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Unframed: 18.7 x 14 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	annotated on backing:  Painted by W. C. Ross, 1812.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
	opening date:   2013-11-10T00:00:00
	<i>Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wellington, Gerald Wellesley, and John Steegmann. <em>The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington</em>. London: Dent, 1935.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 22, no. 2
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Portrait Miniatures: The Edward B. Greene Collection. </em>Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 32, no. 51, pl. XXIV
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	Korkow, Cory, and Dario Robleto. <em>Disembodied: Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives. </em>2013.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p.81
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1154/1942.1154_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1154/1942.1154_full.tif