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William Hilton II

The Triumph of the Duke of Wellington

Maker

William Hilton II (English, 1786-1839)

Title

The Triumph of the Duke of Wellington

Year

1817

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Geography

Place Made: England

Dimensions

97.2 x 154 cm (38 1/4 x 60 5/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Unsigned

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

56.088

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

Exhibition History

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994

Label copy

This is an overall sketch for Hilton's 1817 decorations for the Houses of Parliament, destroyed in the fire of 1834. These decorations represented the Duke of Wellington's triumphal entry into Madrid in August 1812, following the British liberation of Spain from French occupation.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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William Hilton II (English, 1786-1839)
The Triumph of the Duke of Wellington, 1817
Oil on canvas
97.2 x 154 cm (38 1/4 x 60 5/8 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 56.088

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