Original 19th-century engraving with the full-length portrait of Henry William Paget, first Marquess of Anglesey, in dress uniform. Engraved by P. Lightfoot after the portrait painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, as lettered below the image.
Original 19th-century engraving with the full-length portrait of Henry William Paget, first Marquess of Anglesey, in dress uniform. Engraved by P. Lightfoot after the portrait painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, as lettered below the image.
Paget commanded the British cavalry at Waterloo, where he lost a leg a few paces from Wellington; for that service he was created Marquess of Anglesey, and in 1846 he received the baton of field marshal.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).
Engraver: P. Lightfoot (1805-1885).
Date: 19th century.
Dimensions: Image 5.4 x 3.5 in (13.7 x 9 cm).
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat.