Portrait of Duke of Wellington sells for record £9.6m at London auction
The portrait was painted after the Duke helped to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
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Duke of Wellington portrait by Thomas Lawrence sets new record at London auction
The portrait was painted after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815
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Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million
A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday
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