The drawing is an original 1852 design for the Duke's funeral carriage, approved by Prince Albert.
WELLINGTON—Philip Guedalla—Harper ($4). One of the most typical great men England ever produced, Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) survives “as little more than the instrument of ...
In this revealing three-part series, military historian Richard Holmes tells the story, both on and off the battlefield, of Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington.