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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by Unknown artist, published by G.W. Fortnum
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48669
by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
NPG D48670
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
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48672
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
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
hand-coloured etching, published December 1820
NPG D48675
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, 1820s-1840s
NPG D4726
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Richard Cook, after Robert Scanlan
line engraving, 1820s-1840s
NPG D4727
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Benjamin Pearce
silhouette, 1820s-1830s
NPG D541
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
after Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching, mid 19th century
NPG D7596
Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published December 1820
NPG D17911
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
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
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
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
NPG D48679
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published May 1821
NPG D48680
by Charles Williams, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa July 1821
NPG D48681
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
etching, (1822)
NPG D22604
King George IV; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and two unknown sitters
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mixed-method engraving and etching, after 1822
NPG D38602
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
etching, (1822)
NPG D15813
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
etching, published 27 April 1823
NPG D46375
by Edward Purcell, published by Joseph Dickinson
hand-coloured lithograph, published February 1823
NPG D48682
by John Bromley, published by Robert Bowyer, after William Hilton
mezzotint, published March 1825
NPG D37617
'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
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published February 1825
NPG D48684
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 15 September 1825
NPG D48685
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
stipple engraving, circa 1825-1850
NPG D15958
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
coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D10676
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)
hand-coloured etching, published August 1827
NPG D46027
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
hand-coloured etching, published 22 April 1827
NPG D46031
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
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
NPG D48686
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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