General Sir Thomas Picton (1758–1815) (copy after an earlier painting)

General Sir Thomas Picton, the controversial Welsh soldier who died leading his division at Waterloo, appears in this copy after an earlier painting, now at Scolton Manor Museum near Haverfordwest. Picton became a national hero after Waterloo despite his controversial governorship of Trinidad, and demand for his portrait led to multiple copies. Scolton Manor, a Pembrokeshire country house near Picton"s birthplace, holds this version as part of its collection of Welsh-connected portraits.

As a copy rather than an original portrait sitting, the work shows the characteristic flattening that occurs when a painter replicates his own composition—the spontaneity of direct observation is replaced by careful transcription. The military uniform is rendered with the same attention to detail as the original, but the face may lack the subtle vitality of a portrait painted from life. The palette follows the original closely, maintaining the dark background and warm flesh tones of Shee"s standard portrait format.