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Oil portrait of a man with curly reddish hair in a dark brown coat and white cravat, gazing upward against a dim grey background.

Portret van Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man with reddish, curly hair, turned three-quarters to the left and wearing a dark brown coat with a high collar and a white cravat. Against a dim, warm grey background, his gaze lifts upward and aside, with soft brushwork and a subdued, muted palette.

Artist
Jan Willem Pieneman
Date
1821
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3313 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Retrato de Arthur Wellesley, duque de Wellington (1769-1852)

Retrato al óleo de un hombre de mediana edad, de cabello rojizo y rizado, girado tres cuartos hacia la izquierda y vestido con un abrigo castaño oscuro de cuello alto y un pañuelo blanco. Sobre un fondo gris cálido y tenue, su mirada se dirige hacia arriba y al costado, con pinceladas suaves y una paleta sobria.

Português: Retrato de Arthur Wellesley, duque de Wellington (1769-1852)

Retrato a óleo de um homem de meia-idade, de cabelo ruivo e cacheado, virado três quartos para a esquerda e vestindo um casaco castanho-escuro de gola alta e um lenço branco. Sobre um fundo cinza-quente e esmaecido, seu olhar se volta para cima e para o lado, com pinceladas suaves e uma paleta contida.