The Duke of Wellington: Sketches from a Military Life
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Thomas Heaphy
1813
NPG 1914(18)
Past display archive
14 July 2001 - 2 January 2002
Room 16
Admission Free
As victor at Waterloo and later Prime Minister, Wellington was almost always in the public eye. This selection of rarely exhibited works on paper includes watercolours by Thomas Heaphy of the Duke and his generals on the campaign trail and preparatory sketches for sculpture by Sir Francis Chantrey. Later political caricatures and oil sketches by William Salter for his 'Waterloo Banquet' are also included.