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Portrait Study of Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's Horse
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Wellington had Copenhagen, the horse he rode at Waterloo, brought to London from his country estate, so that Pieneman could paint the animal from life. The artist was not entirely at ease with his model. He later recorded that he felt the horse was watching him closely, much to Wellington’s amusement.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait Study of Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington’s Horse. 1820 - 1821. Jan Willem Pieneman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
