Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
(1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime MinisterRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 640 portraits
The most famous soldier and statesman of his day, Wellington's early victories were in India and the Spanish Peninsula. In 1815, he was hailed as the man who achieved peace in Europe when he led the campaign to defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He later became leader of the Tory party and, as Prime Minister, from 1828-1830, he carried an important, if controversial, act that allowed Catholic emancipation in Britain. However, he was vigorously opposed to the recasting of electoral boroughs that led to the reform of the House of Commons and the slow spread of democracy. This resistance ended in the fall of the Tories and made way for Earl Grey's Whig government that eventually passed the Reform Bill in 1832.
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
after Robert Home
watercolour and bodycolour on ivory, 1804
NPG 741
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Robert Home
oil on canvas, 1804
NPG 1471
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Juan Bauzil (or Bauziel)
watercolour, 1812-1816
NPG 308
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, 1813
NPG 4176
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, 1813
NPG 1914(17)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour, 1813
NPG 1914(18)
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
NPG 999
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
chalk on canvas, circa 1820
NPG 4670
Possibly Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir George Hayter
pencil and wash, circa 1820
NPG 2662(25)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Pierce Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
enamel on copper, 1845, based on a work exhibited in 1822
NPG 6297
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822
NPG 316a(127)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(128)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822
NPG 316a(129)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(130)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(131)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(132)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(133)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(134)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1822-1839
NPG 316a(136)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Sir Thomas Lawrence
oil on canvas, 1829
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7032
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by John Jackson
oil on canvas, 1830-1831
NPG 1614
attributed to (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank
pencil and sepia wash, circa 1835
NPG 2789
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1839
NPG 3766
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Duke of Wellington Surveying the Field of Waterloo')
by Benjamin Robert Haydon
oil on canvas, 1839
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6265
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Alfred, Count D'Orsay
oil on canvas, 1845
On display at Kings College London, London
NPG 405
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by John Francis
marble bust, 1852
NPG 218
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Milnes
pencil, 1852
NPG 2667
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Gammon Adams
plaster cast of death-mask, 1852
NPG 2155a
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Etienne Neurdein, after Unknown artist, published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1894-1907
NPG x136570
'King Edward & His Empire Builders'
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1907
NPG x197883
Arthur Lucas with Goya's portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Central Press
bromide press print, 24 May 1965
NPG x182351
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Jean Baptiste Alix, published by Ostervald the Elder, after Sébastien Cœuré
aquatint, early 19th century
NPG D37589
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Domenico Pellegrini
stipple engraving, 1810
NPG D7605
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Williamson, published by Robert Cribb & Son, after Robert Home
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1811
NPG D37584
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by M. Place, after Captain Raria
stipple engraving, 1811
NPG D7602
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by M. Place, after Captain Raria
stipple engraving, 1811
NPG D7603
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
published by Luigi Fabri, after Robert Home
stipple engraving, circa 1812
NPG D37590
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by James Godby, published by Edward Orme, after Domenico Pellegrini
stipple engraving, published 21 November 1812
NPG D37591
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Unknown artist
mezzotint, after 1812
NPG D37608
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Richard Cook, published by Thomas Palser, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, published 1 August 1812
NPG D42337
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Richard Cook, published by Patrick Martin, after William Haines
stipple engraving, published 31 October 1812
NPG D42964
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by A. Easto, published by Josiah Boydell, after Lawrence Gahagan
stipple engraving, published 17 August 1813 (April 1809)
NPG D37588
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Greatbach, after William Salter
line engraving, after 1813
NPG D37602
by George Cruikshank, published by Thomas Tegg
hand-coloured etching, published 7 July 1813
NPG D48667
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by James Heath, after Edward Francisco Burney
line engraving, published 12 August 1814
NPG D34181
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by James Godby, published by Edward Orme, after Domenico Pellegrini
stipple engraving, published 21 November 1814 (1809)
NPG D36022
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by and published by William Skelton, after Sir William Beechey
line engraving, published 1 December 1814
NPG D37583
probably by Charles Williams, published by William Naunton Jones
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1814
NPG D46372
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by and published by William Say, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 8 November 1814 (1814)
NPG D7598
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by and published by William Say, after Thomas Phillips
mezzotint, published 8 November 1814 (1814)
NPG D11325
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by E. Bocquet, after John Taylor, after Joseph Nollekens
stipple engraving, published 1815
NPG D37610
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Unknown artist, published by Richard Evans
hand coloured etching, published 29 July 1815
NPG D4731
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1815
NPG D4732
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1815
NPG D4733
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by R. Page
stipple engraving, published 1816
NPG D4728
The unexpected meeting of Lord Wellington and Blucher at La Belle Alliance
by Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1816
NPG D13773
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Charles Turner, after Juan Bauzil (or Bauziel)
hand-coloured mezzotint, published 1817
NPG D37592
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 27 August 1817
NPG D37605
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after John Jackson, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 27 August 1817
NPG D15814
Related People
- Mary Sarah (née Wellesley), Countess Cadogan (niece)
- Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, 1st Earl Cowley (nephew)
- Hyacinthe Mary Littleton (née Wellesley), Lady Hatherton (niece)
- Anne Wellesley (née Hill), Countess of Mornington (mother)
- William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington (brother)
- William Pole-Tylney-Long-Wellesley, 4th Earl of Mornington (nephew)
- Richard Colley Wesley (Wellesley), 1st Baron Mornington (grandfather)
- Lady Mary Angela Scott (née Wellesley) (granddaughter)
- Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (brother)
- Hon. Gerald Valerian Wellesley (nephew)
- Henry Wellesley (nephew)
- Richard Wellesley (nephew)
- Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (son)
- Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (grandson)
- Arthur Charles Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (grandson)
- Priscilla Anne Fane (née Wellesley-Pole), Countess of Westmorland (niece)
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