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DUKE OF WELLINGTON

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON

This magnificent bronze statue of The Duke of Wellington mounted on a rearing horse was sculpted by Sir John Steel (1804 - 1891) and erected outside Register House in 1852 among much celebration.

The Duke himself was so pleased that he commissioned two further versions of the sculpture, one for his home, Apsley House and the other for Eton London.

Steel also scuplted;
Alexander and Bucephalus
Sir Walter Scott
Alan Ramsay
Prince Albert
& Queen Victoria




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