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Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington 1769-1852 #867323

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Arthur  Wellesley  Duke of Wellington 1769-1852 #867323
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The university of Oxford, which had created him D.C.L. on 14 June 1814, elected him chancellor on 29 Jan. 1834, and he was received with the wildest enthusiasm when he went there to be installed on 9 June (CROKER, ii. 225). His election helped to cause a temporary coolness between him and Peel, who had declined an invitation to stand, but was nevertheless sore on the subject (PEEL, ii.
227-37).The Wellington Medal which was minted to commemorate his induction as Chancellor of Oxford University in 1834, the medal is seen in the portrait to the immediate right of an order he is wearing, the medal is showing on the right edge of the lace jabot he is wearing. He enjoyed being elected by acclaim as chancellor of Oxford University in 1834 (one of only two non-Oxonians since Oliver Cromwell to occupy this office), and his enjoyment, even as the most loyal of subjects, was not diminished when, on a fraternal visit to Cambridge to see Prince Albert installed as chancellor there, he was greeted with more enthusiasm than his royal counterpart, and more even than the Queen herself.


Arthur Wellesley, the son of the Earl of Mornington, was born in Dublin in 1769. After being educated at Eton and a military school at Angers he received a commission in the 73rd Infantry. Eventually Wellesley obtained the rank of captain and became aide-de-camp to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland.

In 1797 Wellesley was sent to India. With Napoleon gaining victories in Egypt, Wellesley was dispatched to deal ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Good Overall</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:C 1834</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:UK</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:English School 19th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:30.0</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:25.0</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington 1769-1852</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Traditional</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:Oil on Canvas</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:london uk</td></tr>
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