Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

Location

Country: France
City: Paris
Place: British Embassy

A marble version of this bust, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852, is now in the collection at Grocers' Hall, City of London.

Matthew Noble was the son of a stonemason from Yorkshire. He was apprenticed to his father, until local landowner Sir John Johnsone arranged for him to study in London, where he became a pupil of John Francis. In 1845, he exhibited his first works at the Royal Academy. In 1853, he won an open competition to design a monument to the First Duke of Wellington for Piccadilly, Manchester. This led to numerous similar commissions for statuary in the Manchester area, most significantly for the Albert Memorial in Albert Square, Manchester. Noble was a particularly prolific sculptor and, in addition to public statues, he produced numerous portrait busts and funerary monuments. He died at the age of 59 at his home in Kensington, London.

People

Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington Wellesley (1769 - 1852)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, man, Duke, Prime Minister, field marshal

Materials & Techniques

bronze, bust (as object name), Bronze bust

Artist

Matthew Noble (1817 - 1876)

Title

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Field-Marshal & Prime Minister

Date

1852

Medium

Bronze bust

Dimensions

height: 27.00 cm, width: 19.00 cm, depth: 9.00 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

Inscription

Inscribed on verso: WELLINGTON / BY / M NOBLE Sc / 1852 / THE BRONZE WORKS PIMLICO

GAC number

13768