Mezzotint of Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Bust length with short hair, plain tie, high collar, jacket, and mantle. Proof before inscription. A very fine impression, the inscription on the recto and verso states that this impression was the only one to be taken from the plate.

The Duke of Wellington was a British military leader and Politian who led the British forces at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), and defeated Napoléon Bonaparte.