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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!['Great Connoiseurs [Connoisseurs] examining a celebrated Cabinet Picture' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Elizabeth Conyngham (née Denison), Marchioness Conyngham; King George IV; Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover), by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG D48800](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw298105/Great-Connoiseurs-Connoisseurs-examining-a-celebrated-Cabinet-Picture-Arthur-Wellesley-1st-Duke-of-Wellington-Elizabeth-Conyngham-ne-Denison-Marchioness-Conyngham-King-George-IV-Ernest-Augustus-Duke-of-Cumberland-and-King-of-Hanover.jpg)
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1830
NPG D48800
published by Gabriel Shire Tregear
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1830
NPG D48801
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 1 February 1830
NPG D48802
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('There Never Was Such Times!!!')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 7 February 1830
NPG D48803
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 8 February 1830
NPG D48804
'A Vision' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Charles X, King of France)
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 9 February 1830
NPG D48805
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
etching, published 12 February 1830
NPG D48806
A Wild Elephant led Between Two Tame Ones
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 February 1830
NPG D48807
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('Retrenchment')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa March 1830
NPG D48808
State Quacks, or the Desperate Condition of the Wither'd Sisters
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1830
NPG D48809
possibly by John Phillips, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published 8 March 1830
NPG D48810
'The Dumps' (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt)
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 29 March 1830
NPG D48811
A Touch of the Palpable Obscure
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured lithograph, published 31 March 1830
NPG D48812
possibly by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1830
NPG D48813
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Sign Manual')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published May 1830
NPG D48814
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 8 May 1830
NPG D48815
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('Punishment Drill')
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1830
NPG D48816
Query:- A Cracked or Base Sovereign
by H.H.R., published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published June 1830
NPG D48817
The Jolly Waterman and his Fair/Fare!!!
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published 11 June 1830
NPG D48818
![Captain Cla-nce [Clarence] taking Command of the Ship British Constitution, by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores - NPG D48819](https://collectionimages.npg.org.uk/std/mw298264/Captain-Cla-nce-Clarence-taking-Command-of-the-Ship-British-Constitution.jpg)
Captain Cla-nce [Clarence] taking Command of the Ship British Constitution
by Henry Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa July 1830
NPG D48819
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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