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shortly after the Battle of Waterloo, depicts Wellington wearing the uniform of a
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statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of
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on 18 June 1815. This oil-on-canvas portrait, painted by
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Napoleonic Wars
a coalition of European powers
Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo
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Order of the Garter
Order of the Golden Fleece
Apsley House
Dukes of Wellington
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