Portrait Study of Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington’s Horse, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1820 - 1821

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Wellington had Copenhagen, the horse he rode at Waterloo, brought to London from his country estate, so that Pieneman could paint the animal from life. The artist was not entirely at ease with his model. He later recorded that he felt the horse was watching him closely, much to Wellington’s amusement.