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 Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published April 1827
NPG D48687
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand coloured etching and aquatint, published 1827
NPG D48688
Anticipation or A Peep behind the Screen
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 23 April 1827
NPG D48689
Cabinet Ins and Outs. No. 4. Tears of Repentance
by Charles Williams, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1827
NPG D48690
by Charles Williams, published by Samuel Knight (Knights)
hand-coloured etching, published 3 May 1827
NPG D48691
'To Be, or not To Be, that is the Question.'
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 8 May 1827
NPG D48692
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 D48693
Cabinet Ins and Outs. No. 4. The Rising Sun or Faction Defeated.
by Henry Heath, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 10 May 1827
NPG D48694
'A Great Political Magician giving the Wand of Power to his Cunning Harlequin'
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1827
NPG D48695
'The Three George's - The Patron - The Sovereign - and the Patriot'
by Charles Williams, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published 7 May 1827
NPG D48696
'The Head Watchman of the Treasury'
by Henry Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1827
NPG D48697
published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 7 May 1827
NPG D48698
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 June 1827
NPG D48699
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published July 1827
NPG D48700
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa October 1827
NPG D48701
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Dean Taylor, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 15 March 1827
NPG D15871
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Dean Taylor, published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 15 March 1827
NPG D18831
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Vincent Brooks
lithograph, after 1828
NPG D37604
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Jean-Paulin Lassouquère, printed by M & N Hanhart
lithograph, after 1828
NPG D37621
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 12 February 1828
NPG D46036
by Robert Seymour, published by E. King
hand-coloured etching, circa January 1828
NPG D46052
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1828
NPG D46065
Grand Battle of Lords Spiritual and Temporal or Political courage brought to the Test
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
etching, circa April 1828
NPG D46067
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D46070
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Saveall or Economy')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1828
NPG D48702
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Mute-ability of Affairs')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1828
NPG D48703
'The Prime-ear of Great Britain'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1828
NPG D48704
'A Change in the Head of Affairs' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; King George IV)
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa January 1828
NPG D48705
'Patch-work Cabinet, No. 2. Political Bind Man's Buff'
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published February 1828
NPG D48706
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published February 1828
NPG D48707
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D48708
'An Untoward Event, or A Tory Triumph'
by Robert Seymour, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D48709
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published February 1828
NPG D48710
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D48711
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1828
NPG D48712
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1828
NPG D48713
'Alas! Poor Johnny!' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; John Bull)
by William Heath, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 8 February 1828
NPG D48714
'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1828
NPG D48715
'The Presentation of Dollalolla accompanied by the Mighty Thumb'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1828
NPG D48716
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa May 1828
NPG D48717
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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