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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834 (1769-1852)

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  • Chelsea Pensioners hearing the news of the battle of Waterloo, outside the Duke of York public house. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1831, after D. Wilkie, 1822.

Images featuring Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

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  • A wig-seller dressing a wig on a stand in his shop; the wig-stands bear the heads of Tory politicians. Wood engraving by W.C.W. after R. Seymour.
  • Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
  • The funeral car of the Duke of Wellington. Wood engraving.
  • Phrenological head of Sir Robert Peel as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Lithograph, ca. 1844.
  • George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous amount of money given to the army compared with the navy. Coloured lithograph, 1816.
  • The Royal Hospital, Chelsea: people attending the lying-in-state of the Duke of Wellington. Wood engraving, 1852.
  • The funeral car of the Duke of Wellington. Wood engraving by Sir John Gilbert, 1852.
  • Wellington and Peel compared with the Siamese twins (above); a rich bishop and a poor parson; and a street vendor of figurines. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
  • The Duke of Wellington, portrayed in words. Lithograph.
  • The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as First Lord of the Treasury. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
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United Kingdom
John Bull (Symbolic character)
Death
History, 19th Century
Legislative bodies - Reform
Politicians
Politics, Practical
Catholic emancipation
Political science
Costume