Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
by John Bacon the Younger
marble bust, circa 1808
24 1/2 in. (622 mm) high
Transferred from Tate Gallery, 1957
Primary Collection
NPG 992
Sitterback to top
- Richard Colley Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley (1760-1842), Politician and Governor-General of India; brother of Wellington. Sitter associated with 19 portraits.
Artistback to top
- John Bacon the Younger (1777-1859), Sculptor. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This classical-style bust was part of a project to erect a full-length statue celebrating Wellesley's time in India.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 650
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 522
Events of 1808back to top
Current affairs
The 'Mary Anne Clarke affair' erupts in which Clarke, mistress of Frederick, Duke of York, was said to have used her influence with him to run a military promotions racket. Championed by radical government opponents, it ends in the Duke's resignation as Commander-in-Chief of the army.Art and science
Sculptor John Flaxman begins Nelson memorial for St Paul's.Richard Trevithick demonstrates model railway travelling at 12 mph.
International
After taking Portugal, Napoleon invades Spain, deposes the Spanish Bourbon monarchy and appoints his brother Joseph as the new King. ThePeninsular War then begins under Sir John Moore and Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, aiming to protect Portugal and exploit Iberian hatred of French tyranny.
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