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Wellington and Bonaparte in alabaster

38 Victorian alabaster figures of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte

Each height: 19½in (49.5cm)

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Two alabaster figures showing Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, each powerfully modelled in full military attire with orders, Napoleon with his arms folded across his chest and Wellington with one arm across his chest holding a scroll and the other behind his back. English, circa 1840.

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