13th Nov, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST
British, European & Sporting Art
1011
Attributed to Jean François Gérard Fontallard (1772–1857) French
Portrait of a highly decorated gentleman, possibly Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in civilian dress, half length, seated in his study
Signed, dated 1841 and inscribed "Paris", watercolour heightened with white, 24cm by 18cm
The sitter wears the collar badge and star of the Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order (Civil), the Waterloo Medal and the Imperial Russian Decoration of the Military Order of St. George.
Sold for £400
Estimated at £180 - £250
Auction: British, European & Sporting Art, 13th Nov, 2021
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