Duke Of Wellington, 30 Commercial Street - Halifax, UK
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 53° 43.305 W 001° 51.659
30U E 575157 N 5953166
This pub sign shows a portrait of the Duke of Wellington in full military uniform.
Waymark Code: WMXCMX
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/27/2017
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"Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. His defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 put him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes."
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As can be seen from the above website the portrait shown on the sign was painted by Thomas Lawrence after the Battle of Waterloo.