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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His Honor the Beadle Driving the Wagabonds out of the Parish!!!
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 28 November 1830
NPG D48840
Partial Distress, Or the Old Cabinet-Maker and his Man Bob Out of Employment.
possibly by John Phillips, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1830
NPG D48841
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1 December 1830
NPG D48842
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Cobblers Last')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 18 December 1830
NPG D48843
by W.W.D., after Unknown artist
etching, 1830
NPG D7597
'The Head Waiter DON-KEY showing the Hero Statesman the City Bill of Fare'
after Unknown artist
lithograph, 1830
NPG D7606
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Horatio Nelson
by T.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by E. Glover
lithograph, probably 1830s
NPG D13770
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by James Bruce
aquatint, circa 1830
NPG D16353
'Political Frankensteins. Alarmed at the progress of a Giant of their own Creation.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 18 January 1831
NPG D41040
A Palpable Bolt or The danger of putting a high spirited Animal upon his mettle
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 February 1831
NPG D41042
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 February 1831
NPG D41043
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 March 1831
NPG D41046
A Scene from the Beggar's Opera
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 March 1831
NPG D41049
John Bull trying on his "bra" new Grey "Breeks"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1831
NPG D41051
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('A Very Prophetical and Pathetical Allegory')
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 April 1831
NPG D41054
Leap Frog Down Constitution Hill
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 April 1831
NPG D41055
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 April 1831
NPG D41056
Votaries at the Altar of Discord
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 20 April 1831
NPG D41057
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 April 1831
NPG D41058
Hoo-Loo-Choo. Alias John Bull and the Doctors
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 2 May 1831
NPG D41059
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 May 1831
NPG D41063
'"A Tale of a Tub" and the Moral of the Tail!'
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 June 1831
NPG D41069
The Kentish Farmer, or the Man Wots Lost his own Identity
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 4 July 1831
NPG D41074
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 July 1831
NPG D41076
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 August 1831
NPG D41082
A Grateful Specimen of The Retort Courteous
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 August 1831
NPG D41083
The Breaking Up of the Half Crown-ation
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 September 1831
NPG D41091
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 September 1831
NPG D41092
'The Duel! That did not take place.'
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 5 October 1831
NPG D41094
The State Kennel - Alias Canaille
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 17 October 1831
NPG D41096
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('Dame Partington and the Ocean (of Reform)')
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 24 October 1831
NPG D41098
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 18 November 1831
NPG D41102
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1831
NPG D41103
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 December 1831
NPG D41104
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 December 1831
NPG D41108
Rebellion in the School of Reform
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 21 March 1831
NPG D46059
The Cumberland Fishwoman from the Borough Market
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 20 July 1831
NPG D46061
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 13 February 1831
NPG D46072
The Fool of Quality or the Phenomenon of 1831
by E.B., published by Marianne Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1831
NPG D48844
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published February 1831
NPG D48845
The Champions of Reform destroying the Monster of Corruption
published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 12 March 1831
NPG D48846
Those Fellows are a Great Nuisance - I can't see, haven't got my Spectacles Bob
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 27 March 1831
NPG D48847
The Reformers' Attack on the Old Rotten Tree; or the Foul Nests of the Cormorants in Danger
published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1831
NPG D48848
Seducing the K-g's Wife. Cato Ninetails.
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1831
NPG D48849
The Charles Street Conspiracy (no. 10) or the Devil and the Tories
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured lithograph, published 28 April 1831
NPG D48850
The Dissolution of Aristocratic Tyranny. or Vox Populi, Vox Dei
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1831
NPG D48851
The Head Master turning out the Incorrigibles
by Henry Heath, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1831
NPG D48852
The Swell Mob Milling the Glaze
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1831
NPG D48853
The Boro'mongers Remedy for an Obstinate Tenant
by Charles Jameson Grant, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1831
NPG D48854
by Robert Seymour, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 September 1831
NPG D48855
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('Old England's Protector')
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1831
NPG D48859
A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
by Unknown artist
aquatint, published 1832
NPG D10854
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 March 1832
NPG D41117
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Meifred, Lemercier & Co, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 13 March 1832
NPG D41119
A Modest Request (Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 March 1832
NPG D41121
Migra-Tory Peers, or The Lords Breaking Up
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 April 1832
NPG D41125
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 23 April 1832
NPG D41127
Design for a New Coinage (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey)
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 28 April 1832
NPG D41128
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 3 May 1832
NPG D41129
The Great Stalking Horse, a Modern Antique
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 10 May 1832
NPG D41130
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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