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Lot Essay
The 3rd Marquess of Londonderry was Colonel of the 2nd
Regiment of Life Guards from June 1843 until his death in
March 1854. He enjoyed a long and successful military career,
serving with distinction at the battles of Busaco and Talavera
during the Peninsular War, and holding the Colonelcy of
the 10th Hussars between 1820 and 1843. Londonderry was
painted holding his helmet (illustrated left). Following his
death, his widow created a memorial room to him adjacent
to the chapel at Wynyard Park, County Durham, ‘The
Monument Room’, and at its centre is a life-size marble effigy
of the 3rd Marquess lying in state, with his lifeguards helmet
carved at his feet. Given the reference in the Wynyard Park
inventory it would seem likely that this was the helmet he
wore at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852.
Regiment of Life Guards from June 1843 until his death in
March 1854. He enjoyed a long and successful military career,
serving with distinction at the battles of Busaco and Talavera
during the Peninsular War, and holding the Colonelcy of
the 10th Hussars between 1820 and 1843. Londonderry was
painted holding his helmet (illustrated left). Following his
death, his widow created a memorial room to him adjacent
to the chapel at Wynyard Park, County Durham, ‘The
Monument Room’, and at its centre is a life-size marble effigy
of the 3rd Marquess lying in state, with his lifeguards helmet
carved at his feet. Given the reference in the Wynyard Park
inventory it would seem likely that this was the helmet he
wore at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852.