Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772-1842), General
Sitter in 23 portraits
Nicknamed both' farmer' and 'daddy' because of his ruddy, fair-haired, kindly countenance and generous nature, Hill was Wellington's most reliable subordinate officer and one of the leading generals under Wellington in the Peninsula, commanding the right wing at the Battle of Vittoria, 1813. He fought at Waterloo, 1815, where his brigade engaged the Imperial Guard at close quarters, his horse being killed under him. Unlike many others, he could be trusted with a key role on the battlefield or with a substantial independent command. Wellington said of him 'the best of Hill is that I always know where to find him'. He was Commander-in-Chief 1828-42, taking over from his old chief, and then replaced by him.
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour and pencil, 1813
NPG 1914(6)
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Thomas Heaphy
watercolour and pencil, 1813-1814
NPG 1914(7)
The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 999
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by George Richmond
watercolour and pencil, 1834
NPG 1055
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by William Salter
oil on canvas, 1834-1840
NPG 3724
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by John Romney, published by Richard Evans, after Meycon
coloured etching, published 10 October 1815
NPG D13251
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by John Romney, after Meycon
coloured etching, published 1815
NPG D13252
by Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, after 1815
NPG D8694
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by A. Easto, published by Edward Orme, after W.P.J. Lodder (Loder)
stipple engraving, published 9 April 1816
NPG D35821
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Thomas Wright, published by and after George Dawe
stipple engraving, published 24 May 1819
NPG D10679
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
after George Dawe
lithograph, circa 1819
NPG D35822
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Unknown artist
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D35824
by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 March 1830
NPG D41013
The Chancellor of the University of Oxford Attended by Doctors of Civil Law
by John Doyle, printed by Ducôte & Stephens, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 1 December 1834
NPG D41285
by John Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 21 July 1838
NPG D41483
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph heightened with white, published 1 July 1839
NPG D35823
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by George B. Black, published by Thomas Collins, after Smyth
lithograph, published circa 1840s
NPG D35829
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Émile Desmaisons, printed by Lemercier Bernard et Cie, published by A.H. & C.E. Baily
lithograph, August 1841
NPG D35825
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
by Émile Desmaisons, printed by Lemercier Bernard et Cie, published by A.H. & C.E. Baily
lithograph, August 1841
NPG D35826
by, published by and after Thomas Heaphy, by Anker Smith, published by Rudolph Ackermann
line and stipple engraving, published 8 August 1822
NPG D42614
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