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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

(1769-1852), Field Marshal and Prime Minister

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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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'The Radicals last Effort!!!', by Unknown artist, published by  G.W. Fortnum - NPG D48669

'The Radicals last Effort!!!'

by Unknown artist, published by G.W. Fortnum
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48669

Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee, by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by  William Benbow - NPG D48671

Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee

by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48671

The Cauldron or Shakespeare Travestie 1820, published by John Fairburn - NPG D48672

The Cauldron or Shakespeare Travestie 1820

published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48672

The R-l Bruiser, or Blomy Floor'd!!, published by John Fairburn - NPG D48673

The R-l Bruiser, or Blomy Floor'd!!

published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48673

'Royal Gambols!! or the Old Oak in Danger', published by John Fairburn - NPG D48674

'Royal Gambols!! or the Old Oak in Danger'

published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published September 1820
NPG D48674

Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, attributed to Theodore Lane, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D48675

Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon

attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published December 1820
NPG D48675

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Henry Richard Cook, after  Robert Scanlan - NPG D4727

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by Henry Richard Cook, after Robert Scanlan
line engraving, 1820s-1840s
NPG D4727

Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon, attributed to Theodore Lane, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D17911

Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon

attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published December 1820
NPG D17911

'The Hampshire Green Bag Opened; Or, The Secret Spring of Ultra-Loyal Addresses, Discovered and Exposed.', by William Heath, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48676

'The Hampshire Green Bag Opened; Or, The Secret Spring of Ultra-Loyal Addresses, Discovered and Exposed.'

by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1821
NPG D48676

'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!', published by William Benbow - NPG D48677

'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!'

published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1821
NPG D48677

'The Hampshire Hog, or the Victorious General retreating from his Position', probably by William Heath, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48678

'The Hampshire Hog, or the Victorious General retreating from his Position'

probably by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 29 January 1821
NPG D48678

'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!', by George Cruikshank, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D48679

'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!'

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
NPG D48679

Pope Mistaken, by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D48680

Pope Mistaken

by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published May 1821
NPG D48680

The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians, by George Cruikshank, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D17902

The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians

by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
NPG D17902

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG D22604

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1822)
NPG D22604

Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington KG &c &c Giving Orders to his Generals Previous to a General Action, by, published by and after Anker Smith, by  Thomas Heaphy, published by  Rudolph Ackermann - NPG D42614

Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington KG &c &c Giving Orders to his Generals Previous to a General Action

by, published by and after Anker Smith, by Thomas Heaphy, published by Rudolph Ackermann
line and stipple engraving, published 8 August 1822
NPG D42614

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after  Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey - NPG D15813

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by Mary Dawson Turner (née Palgrave), after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
etching, (1822)
NPG D15813

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, probably by Henry Pierce Bone, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D17775

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

probably by Henry Pierce Bone, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
pencil and wash drawing squared in pencil for transfer, before 1845 (1820)
NPG D17775

Diplomatic smuggling or birth day April fools, by William Heath, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D46375

Diplomatic smuggling or birth day April fools

by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 27 April 1823
NPG D46375

'Harriette Wilson, A Parody on Collins's Ode -

'Harriette Wilson, A Parody on Collins's Ode - "The Passions'"'

by Thomas Howell Jones, published by J. Duncombe
hand-coloured etching and letterpress, published circa 1825
NPG D48683

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Richard Dighton, published by  Thomas McLean - NPG D13632

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by Richard Dighton, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1825
NPG D13632

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by Willem van Senus, after  Robert Home - NPG D15958

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by Willem van Senus, after Robert Home
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850
NPG D15958

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, by William Bromley, published by  Robert Bowyer, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D37585

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

by William Bromley, published by Robert Bowyer, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1826
NPG D37585

The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage, by John Phillips, published by  George Humphrey - NPG D10676

The King Commander in Chief; or, the Upset of the Waterloo-man, Bags & Baggage

by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D10676

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, published by Joseph Dickinson - NPG D37580

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

published by Joseph Dickinson
lithograph, published November 1827
NPG D37580

The Pilot Lost and the National Steamboat in Danger, by Charles Williams, published by  Samuel Knight (Knights) - NPG D46027

The Pilot Lost and the National Steamboat in Danger

by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published August 1827
NPG D46027

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

The Game Cock and the Dunghills, by Henry Heath, published by  John Fairburn - NPG D46031

The Game Cock and the Dunghills

by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 22 April 1827
NPG D46031

George and the Dragon, by Henry Heath, published by  John Fairburn - NPG D46032

George and the Dragon

by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 29 April 1827
NPG D46032

'A Complete Turn-Out among the Cabinet-Makers', probably by Henry Heath, published by  Samuel William Fores - NPG D48686

'A Complete Turn-Out among the Cabinet-Makers'

probably by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
NPG D48686

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