Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

"Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won."

In correspondence from the field of Waterloo, June 1815

A model that had been on and off the paint table for several months.  I wanted to do a little diorama for my commander in chief, and so have placed the Duke, in the guise seen in several well known portraits of him, giving orders to an officer of the 44th; his drummer boy watching on in awe. 

Of course Arthur Wellesley had a long and glorious career, and was certainly one of Britain's greatest generals.  I'll refrain from any lecture on his life here, as if you don't know any of it I really hope you feel ashamed to be reading a wargaming blog whilst in such extreme ignorance

;-)

It was in the end a surprisingly speedy and pleasurable job to paint up this little vignette.  At some point I'll need to get a Ney or Marmont to face him...