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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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Oakley Burgess, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1842
NPG D4725
by 'William Tell', published by James McCormick
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1843
NPG D46376
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Edward McInnes, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1844
NPG D9264
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 14 May 1844
NPG D46363
The New Polka, or dance of peace
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 October 1844
NPG D46364
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 28 December 1844
NPG D46365
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('A View in Hyde Park')
by John Harris, after Henry de Daubrawa
aquatint, published 1844
NPG D2905
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by James Watson, published by Goupil & Vibert, after Abraham Solomon, after Antoine Claudet
mezzotint, published 1 May 1845 (1 May 1844)
NPG D37582
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 22 December 1845
NPG D46367
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Henry Thomas Ryall, published by J. Watson, after Antoine Claudet
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1845
NPG D20213
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('The Wellington Cake')
published by John Lewis Marks
hand-coloured lithograph, circa 1846
NPG D46057
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 18 January 1846
NPG D46366
New Version of John Gilpin after Stothard
by John ('HB') Doyle, printed by General Lithographic Establishment, published by Thomas McLean
tinted lithograph, published 2 March 1846
NPG D46368
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George B. Black, printed by Day & Son, published by and after James Palmer
lithograph, late 19th century
NPG D37603
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
published by J. Watson
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1847
NPG D19133
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Samuel Cousins, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mixed-method engraving, published 1848 (1825)
NPG D13779
by Benedetto Pistrucci
gutta-percha medal, 1849
NPG D7214a
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, printed by W. Hatton, published by Thomas McLean, after Benjamin Robert Haydon
mezzotint, published 1 October 1852
NPG D37601
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by Unknown artist
wood engraving, 1852?
NPG D37619
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ('V.V.V.')
by C. Graf
chromolithograph, circa 1852
NPG D45900
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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