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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 the 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.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Arthur Wellesley (1769–1852), 1st Duke of Wellington

Date

1829

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 96 x W 76 cm

Accession number

NPG 7032

Acquisition method

purchased with the assistance of the Art Fund (with a contribution from The Wolfson Foundation), the G. and K. Boyes Charitable Trust, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Deborah Loeb Brice Foundation, the Portrait Fund, and many contributions from the public following an appeal by the National Portrait Gallery, 2017

Work type

Painting

National Portrait Gallery, London

St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England

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Artist or maker

Thomas Lawrence

1769–1830

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