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Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS [1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852], Portrait of His Grace the Duke of Wellington by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS [13 April 1769 – 7 January 1830]

After Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington attended a ball in Vienna. Upon his arrival, some French officers turned their backs on the conqueror of their emperor.
When a woman apologized to the Duke for their rudeness, he replied:
‘’Tis of no matter, Your Highness; I have seen their backs before.’

Lady Amelia Anne Hobart, later Marchioness of Londonderry (1794) by Thomas Lawrence. Blicking Hall, Norfolk.

Dorothea Lieven (1813) by Thomas Lawrence. Tate Britain.

Pinkie (1794) by Thomas Lawrence. Huntington Library.

Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ilchi by Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830). Fogg Museum.

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and Hannover (1789) by Thomas Lawrence. National Gallery.