[WELLINGTON (Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Field Marshal & Statesman]

An admission ticket to the state funeral of the Duke of Wellington, blind-embossed with the seal of the Earl Marshal of England and printed lithographically with decorative border, ducal coronet, and the text: “Funeral of the Late Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington, K.G. Admit [left blank] to St. Paul's Cathedral. Norfolk, Earl Marshal...”, the seat number (828) is handwritten in ink; its location in the Cathedral, 'Nave. North Side', is printed, 7” x 4¾”, St Paul’s Cathedral, 18th November

Although Wellington's political career had led to his unpopularity because of his opposition to the Great Reform Act, in old age it was his military career which was remembered and he was revered as a national hero. His state funeral on 18th November at St Paul's Cathedral in London was the grandest of any in Britain during the 19th century.

Item Date:  1852

Stock No:  41951      £275

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