Leopold II tuberculosis Wellington purchased the house in

Wellington purchased the house in 1817 and employed Benjamin Dean Wyatt to carry out renovations

with a white neck-cloth and shoulder-length brown wig

Inscribed above: 'INDUS : PORTRAIT SERIES'

Original is oil on canvas 51 x 61

Sir Alexander Johnston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1810

Leopold II tuberculosis Wellington purchased the house inLeopold II, King of the Belgians, 19th century. The brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria, Leopold II (1835 1909) was the second King of the Belgians. He is best remembered for founding the Congo Free State in 1885 with the intention of exploiting its rubber, ivory and mineral resources, ruling as its sovereign. The local population were subjected to brutal exploitation by their colonial rulers, resulting in atrocities and