A photo of the Duke of Wellington

**T.C.** · May 08, 2010, 10:41 AM

When doing some resarch I came across this photo of the Duke of Wellingtion.

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I found it quite amazing - it isn't much use, but a nice find nonetheless

**garudamon11** · May 08, 2010, 10:44 AM

cool

**paulp146** · May 08, 2010, 10:50 AM

Pretty smart considering when it was taken , thanks i found it quite intresting.

**♔Oggie♔** · May 13, 2010, 09:16 AM

I knew of this picture. It brings the Napoleonic times much closer than a painting does it?
Everything that's on a painting seems so far away... but a picture... wow. I mean a picture is taken from the Duke himself. Of course a painting too, but paintings vary... a picture is the real deal.
Thank you for this. + rep

**LuckyLewis** · May 13, 2010, 09:36 AM

That is interesting, shame they aren't many from other Napoleonic figures.

How old was he here? 70 or so?

**43rdFoot** · May 13, 2010, 03:17 PM

Looking at the actual light reflected off of the man himself. Very, very cool. Sometimes I wish photography had been invented earlier, if only just to get a glimpse at life then. But every time I see a photo like this, or of the old Grand Armee veterans, it seems like it is good enough. This is amazing.

**Loyalist** · May 14, 2010, 05:12 PM

That gave me chills...dunno why. Amazing pic.

Here are a bunch of other pictures of French vets later on in life as well:

http://www.histoire-empire.org/docs/...s/veterans.htm

**♠ Thomas Cochrane ♠** · May 27, 2010, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by Loyalist

That gave me chills...dunno why. Amazing pic.

I feel the same man. Truly amazing. To me images are about 50% of my passsion for history. the invention of photography is like a whole new age in history, cus for the first time we see life as it truly was, without possible bias - untill newer photo techniques came about

**Lt.Hawke** · May 19, 2010, 03:58 PM

Wow...

**Geronimo2006** · June 03, 2010, 04:32 AM

75 in that photo btw, dated 1844. Wellingtonbridge (a village close to where I used to live) in Co.Wexford in Ireland is named after him.

**♔ brucedickenson♔** · June 03, 2010, 04:51 PM

Also gave me chills...

A very, very good find mate!

**Icewolf** · June 03, 2010, 08:21 PM

fantastic!! +rep good sir....

**Geronimo2006** · June 07, 2010, 07:47 PM

Here's another early photograph of King Louis Philippe (king of the French 1830-48).

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**Maréchal Lannes** · June 15, 2010, 07:57 AM

And some photo of Napoléon:

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**Jihada** · June 17, 2010, 07:37 AM

I see Soult (d. 1851) and Marmont (d.1852) lived the longest of the Marshals. Perhaps there are photos of them somewhere although I couldn't find any.