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Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

(1768-1854), Field Marshal and Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 33 portraits
As Lord Paget, Anglesey served with great distinction as cavalry commander under Sir John Moore during the retreat to Corunna in 1809, the 'Dunkirk' of the Peninsular war. He was prevented from serving under Wellington's in the Peninsula by a scandal: he ran off with Wellington's brother Henry's wife Lady Charlotte Wellesley. Wellington, though, was happy to accept him as a subordinate for the Waterloo campaign, crushing a colleague who reminded him of Anglesey's reputation with: 'I'll take good care he don't run away with me: I don't care about anyone else.'

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Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, attributed to George Dawe - NPG 1581

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

attributed to George Dawe
oil on canvas, circa 1817
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1581

The House of Commons, 1833, by Sir George Hayter - NPG 54

The House of Commons, 1833

by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1833-1843
On display in Room 12 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 54

Comrades in Arms, by Unknown artist - NPG D8694

Comrades in Arms

by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, after 1815
NPG D8694

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, after  Sir William Beechey - NPG D15987

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 21 March 1817
NPG D15987

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  John Jackson, after  Sir William Beechey - NPG D18801

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 21 March 1817
NPG D18801

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG D22559

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1819)
NPG D22559

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG D15988

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1819)
NPG D15988

Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry, by Henry Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D46030

Diogenese in Search of an Honest Ministry

by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 30 April 1827
NPG D46030

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, by Charles Turner, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D7062

Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey

by Charles Turner, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1828
NPG D7062

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48724

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union', by William Heath, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D48725

'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'

by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725

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