id: 121284
accession number: 1942.1154
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1154
updated: 2024-03-26 01:57:48.349000
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, later 1st Duke of Wellington, c. 1806–7. 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. 1806–7
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
Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(S. J. Phillips, London, England, sold to Edward B. Greene).
date: -1927
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Edward B. Greene (1878-1957), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1927-1942
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1942-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Wellington, Gerald Wellesley, and John Steegmann. The Iconography of the First Duke of Wellington. London: Dent, 1935.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 22, no. 2
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Cleveland Museum of Art. Portrait Miniatures: The Edward B. Greene Collection. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1951.
page number: Reproduced: p. 32, no. 51, pl. XXIV
url: https://archive.org/details/PortraitMiniatures/page/n71
Korkow, Cory, and Dario Robleto. Disembodied: Portrait Miniatures and Their Contemporary Relatives. 2013.
page number: Mentioned: p.81
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Korkow, Cory, and Jon L. Seydl. British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art. 2013.
page number: Cat. no. 70, pp. 266-270
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1154/1942.1154_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1154/1942.1154_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1154/1942.1154_full.tif