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https://flic.kr/p/2g2YQwj | The Duke of Wellington 1812-14, Francisco de Goya | Napoleon put his brother Joseph on the throne of Spain in 1808. Joseph was well-intentioned but hated by the Spaniards. The Duke of Wellington fought Napoleon's troops in Spain, entered Madrid in August 1812 and finally defeated the French forces in 1814.   Goya's admiration for Wellington is apparent from the liveliness and sympathy of his three portraits of the Duke. This portrait was first painted after Wellington Arthur Wellesley, Duke Of Wellington, Artemisia Gentileschi, Field Marshal, Francisco Goya, Spanish Art, Spanish Painters, Rene Magritte, Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon put his brother Joseph on the throne of Spain in 1808. Joseph was well-intentioned but hated by the Spaniards. The Duke of Wellington fought Napoleon's troops in Spain, entered Madrid in August 1812 and finally defeated the French forces in 1814. Goya's admiration for Wellington is apparent from the liveliness and sympathy of his three portraits of the Duke. This portrait was first painted after Wellington's entry into Madrid, and modified two years later after he received further…

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