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 John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 December 1840
NPG D41601
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 December 1840
NPG D41602
Tableau from the New Play of "Mary Stewart"
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 16 March 1840
NPG D46356
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 9 April 1840
NPG D46357
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 May 1840
NPG D46358
The Derby Favorite, a Little Amiss!
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by Alfred Ducôte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 August 1840
NPG D46359
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 31 December 1840
NPG D46360
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1840
NPG D13775
Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
NPG D33637
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, published by Graves & Warmsley, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1 July 1841
NPG D37578
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, published by Graves & Warmsley, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1 July 1841
NPG D37579
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 6 September 1841
NPG D37595
Stothard's admired picture of "The Procession of the Flitch of Bacon". Somewhat Metamorphosed!
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, after Thomas Stothard
lithograph, published 11 February 1841
NPG D41603
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 25 February 1841
NPG D41606
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1841
NPG D41617
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean, printed by General Lithographic Establishment
lithograph, published 25 February 1841
NPG D46361
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 15 May 1841
NPG D46362
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Frederick Christian Lewis Sr, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, circa 1841
NPG D45780
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by Colnaghi and Puckle, after Henry Perronet Briggs
mezzotint, published 1 June 1842 (1840)
NPG D37597
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
published by Welch & Gwynne, after George Dawe
mezzotint, published 15 March 1842
NPG D37598
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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