Drawings + Sketches

Sketch of The Duke of Wellington

This sketch is based very loosely on Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. (Image after jump.) He was a Brit, and was one of the leading military and political figures during the nineteenth century. Wellington is most famous for kicking Napoleon’s ass at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

I saw many portraits of Wellington one afternoon a while back, and decided to draw him as a younger man with a pompous, far away stare. I added some machine-like elements to his facial features and a wild mop of hair. Maybe this is the way he looked many years before his confrontation with Napoleon – then again, maybe not.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy the drawing.

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