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- subject matching 'Regency War Heroes and Military Martyrs'
Britain was at war with France for most of the Regency, from 1793 when France declared hostilities until 1815 when Napoleon was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. Mass-mobilisation for these wars created a new sense of nationhood while evangelical propaganda encouraged the British to see themselves as the 'Saviours of Europe'. This popular enthusiasm was also applied to individuals. The two great heroes of the age, Nelson and Wellington, were transformed into enduring icons of Britain. While Wellington was an aristocrat and did not worry about his popular reputation, Nelson was keen to control his creation as a hero from the beginning.
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by William Bromley, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, published 1818 (1814)
NPG D13778
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and King George III ('Shield of Wellington: centre piece')
by and published by Thomas Stothard
etching, published 1820
NPG D37616
The Death of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, K.B.
by Francis Legat, after Thomas Stothard
line engraving, published 1805 (reissued 1828)
NPG D11101
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; Horatio Nelson
by T.C. Wilson, printed by W. Clerk, published by E. Glover
lithograph, probably 1830s
NPG D13770
The Despatch, His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G. &c &c, During the Peninsular War
by John Burnet
mixed-method engraving, published 1839
NPG D13777
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
by George Henry Phillips, after John Simpson
mezzotint, published 1852 (1836)
NPG D13776
by James Scott, after Sir George Hayter
mezzotint, published 1854
NPG D13760
The late Field Marshals of England; Wellington & Lord Raglan, crossing the Pyrenees, 1813
by William Greatbach, by Robert Wallis, after Thomas Jones Barker
line engraving, published 1858 (originally published 1856)
NPG D13774