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Wellington, Duke of: A Legendary Commander and Statesman The meeting of Wellington and Blücher at Waterloo on June 18, 1815

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral, [London], 1858....the resting-place of the remains of the great Duke of Wellington in our metropolitan cathedral have been completed

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: AI IMAGE - Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1800s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1800s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1800s, (2023). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British Field Marshal and statesman

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Men trying on wigs, 1800-1805. Creator: Jacob Smies

Men trying on wigs, 1800-1805. Creator: Jacob Smies
Men trying on wigs, 1800-1805. A frenologist is looking for the right wig at a wig maker's shop. A large group of so-called scientists watches

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, 1821. Creator: Nicolaas Pieneman

Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, 1821. Creator: Nicolaas Pieneman
Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, 1821. Other Title(s): Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Peace Illuminations -The Green Park, 1856. London celebrations to mark the end of the Crimean War. In a fit of old-boyish excitement...the old gentlemen of England determined to make the people

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: 'Peace' and 'War' - John Bell, sculptor - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856

"Peace" and "War" - John Bell, sculptor - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. The two "colossal statues of "Peace"

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). Creator: Unknown

Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). India: Arthur Wellesley, (later 1st Duke of Wellington), was chief advisor to the Nizam of Hyderabad's army in the late 18th century

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Creator: William Heath

Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Creator: William Heath
Everyone His Hobby, plate 1, published April 24, 1819. Caricatures of men riding hobby horses (a forerunner of the bicycle) designed to reflect their profession

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: A Frontispiece to the New Red Book, published June 13, 1816. Creator: William Heath

A Frontispiece to the New Red Book, published June 13, 1816. Creator: William Heath
A Frontispiece to the New Red Book, published June 13, 1816. John Bull: Well you have got it all, Pray what do you all do for it'; Napoleon

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Oxford University Deputation, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Oxford University Deputation, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Oxford University Deputation, [at Windsor Castle], 1850. The City of London, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge...laid before their Sovereign [Queen Victoria]

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818. Creator: William Heath

A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818. Creator: William Heath
A Russian Dandy, published December 8, 1818

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Inauguration of the Statues of Nelson and Wellington, on Southsea Common, 1850

Inauguration of the Statues of Nelson and Wellington, on Southsea Common, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Inauguration of the Statues of Nelson and Wellington, on Southsea Common, [Hampshire], 1850. Ceremony near Portsmouth: Lieutenant Governor, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Colossal Statue of the Duke of Wellington, 1850....colossal statues of the greatest military and naval hero of our age - the Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson - have been sculptured in stone by Mr

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Review on Wimbledon Common, 1850. Creator: Smyth

Review on Wimbledon Common, 1850. Creator: Smyth
Return of His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and His Grace the Duke of Wellington, from the Review on Wimbledon Common, 1850....Field Marshal his Royal Highness Prince Albert reviewed

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Lady John Russell's Assembly on Wednesday Evening, at Downing-Street - the Refreshment Room, 1850

Lady John Russell's Assembly on Wednesday Evening, at Downing-Street - the Refreshment Room, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Lady John Russell's Assembly on Wednesday Evening, at Downing-Street - the Refreshment Room, 1850. A party at 10 Downing Street...the official residence of the Premier [in London]...was honoured

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Viscountess Palmerston's Assembly - The Saloon, 1850. Creator: Unknown

The Viscountess Palmerston's Assembly - The Saloon, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Viscountess Palmerston's Assembly - The Saloon, 1850. London gathering hosted by the wife of Lord Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Meeting...for the Erection of a Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Meeting...for the Erection of a Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Meeting in Willis's Rooms, St. James's [in London], for the Erection of a Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel, 1850....his Grace the Duke of Wellington reading the first resolution to

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Constitution Hill, London, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Constitution Hill, London, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Constitution Hill, London, 1850. Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt at Hyde Park Corner. It was later removed, and replaced by Decimus Burton's Wellington Arch

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Meeting of Wellington and Blücher at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, (1936). Creator: Unknown

Meeting of Wellington and Blücher at Waterloo, 18 June 1815, (1936). Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Wellington and Blucher at Waterloo, (Belle-Alliance), 18 June 1815, (1936). Begungung Wellingtons Mit Blucher Bei Waterloo (Belle-Alliance) 18 Juni 1815

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Sandhurst Memorial Shield, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Sandhurst Memorial Shield, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Sandhurst Memorial Shield, 1856. Memorial presented to Sandhurst College by Sir George Scovell, its late military Governor, consisting of...a round concave shield, of bronzed metal

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Wellington Monument, Wellington, Somerset, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Wellington Monument, Wellington, Somerset, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Wellington Monument, Wellington, Somerset, 1854. Monument designed by Thomas Lee, to commemorate the Duke of Wellington's victory at the Battle of Waterloo

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir d List, 1830-1835. Creator: John Bruce

Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir d List, 1830-1835. Creator: John Bruce
Silhouette of a Celebrated Commander on the Retir d List, 1830-1835

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Wellington & Blugher [sic], England, 1875/1900. Creator: Thomas Stevens

Wellington & Blugher [sic], England, 1875/1900. Creator: Thomas Stevens. Wellington & Blugher [sic], England
Wellington & Blugher [sic], England, 1875/1900. Battlefield scene with the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal Blucher

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Suspended Congress, ca. 1829. Creator: Pierre Langlumé

The Suspended Congress, ca. 1829. Creator: Pierre Langlumé
The Suspended Congress, ca. 1829

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Duke of Wellington, c. 1812. Creator: Workshop of Francisco de Goya

The Duke of Wellington, c. 1812. Creator: Workshop of Francisco de Goya
The Duke of Wellington, c. 1812

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the AEnead, Freely Translated, December 11, 1834

The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the AEnead, Freely Translated, December 11, 1834

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Grand Review in Hyde Park, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Grand Review in Hyde Park, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Grand Review in Hyde Park, 1845. Military display in London attended by...his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Majesty the King of the Belgians

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Statuette of the Duke of Wellington, by Count d Orsay, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Statuette of the Duke of Wellington, by Count d Orsay, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Statuette of the Duke of Wellington, by Count d Orsay, 1845. Although not more than two feet in height, the statue scarcely deserves its diminutive appellation; since there is a dignity pervading

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The new Royal Exchange, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The new Royal Exchange, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The new Royal Exchange, 1844. View of the Royal Exchange and equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, in the City of London. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Royal Allied Oak and Self-Created Mushroom Kings, May 29, 1815

The Royal Allied Oak and Self-Created Mushroom Kings, May 29, 1815

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Duke of Wellington, 1828. Creator: William Say

The Duke of Wellington, 1828. Creator: William Say
The Duke of Wellington, 1828

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Inauguration of the Wellington Statue, Glasgow, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Inauguration of the Wellington Statue, Glasgow, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of the Wellington Statue, Glasgow, 1844. Unveiling of an equestrian sculpture of British soldier and politician Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, in front of the Royal Exchange

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The City Wellington Statue, 1844. Creator: Unknown

The City Wellington Statue, 1844. Creator: Unknown
The City Wellington Statue, 1844. Equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington, made by Sir Francis Chantrey. The scupture stands outside the Royal Exchange in London

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Battle Scene (Waterloo), 1815-66. Creator: Hippolyte Bellangé

Battle Scene (Waterloo), 1815-66. Creator: Hippolyte Bellangé
Battle Scene (Waterloo), 1815-66

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: R. Ackermanns Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo, June 1, 1815. June 1, 1815

R. Ackermanns Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo, June 1, 1815. June 1, 1815
R. Ackermanns Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo, June 1, 1815

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Allied Bakers or the Corsican Toad in the Hole, April 1, 1814. April 1, 1814

The Allied Bakers or the Corsican Toad in the Hole, April 1, 1814. April 1, 1814
The Allied Bakers or the Corsican Toad in the Hole, April 1, 1814. Gebhardt von Blucher, the Duke of Wellington and Austrian emperor Francis I consign the figure emperor Napoleon to the oven

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Transparency: Exhibited at R. Ackermanns in the Strand on the 27th November

Transparency: Exhibited at R. Ackermanns in the Strand on the 27th November 1815, the Day on which the General Peace was Celebrated in London, November 27, 1815

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: A Fair Game, 1835. Creator: John Doyle

A Fair Game, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
A Fair Game, 1835. Politicians throwing sticks at targets surmounted by crowns. Satirical cartoon on British politics by H.B. (John Doyle). [Thomas McLean, London, 1835]

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Dispersion of the Thimble-Rig, 1834. British politicians: Agad, here is the Police ; I shan t stir a peg ; I ll be off ; Then so shall I

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle

Going to the Fair with it!... 1837. Creator: John Doyle
Going to the Fair with it!. A Cant Phrase for doing any thing in an extravagant way - Known it is presumed to most persons, 1837

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837

An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his... picture The Cock Pit, 1837
An original sketch from which it is presumed Hogarth took his well-known picture The Cock Pit, 1837. Politicians at a cock fight - the word Ireland is written in the arena

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: The Modern Antaeus, 1833. Creator: John Doyle

The Modern Antaeus, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
The Modern Antaeus, 1833. John Wilson Croker; Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey as Antaeus from Greek mythology, standing on the word Reform ; Henry Pelham Pelham-Clinton

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Conferring the Honorary Degree of D. C. L. Upon The Russian Embassador, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Conferring the Honorary Degree of D. C. L. Upon The Russian Embassador, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Conferring the Honorary Degree of D.C.L. Upon The Russian Embassador, omitted by mistake in the ceremonies of the 10th June at Oxford, 1834

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: A Cabinet Council, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

A Cabinet Council, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
A Cabinet Council, 1834. Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, says How is the Kings Government to be carried on? - that is the question!

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad... 1834. Creator: John Doyle

New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad... 1834. Creator: John Doyle
New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign, 1834. John Bull says Time ; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Drill Extraordinary, or University Dicipline, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Drill Extraordinary, or University Dicipline, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Drill Extraordinary, or University Dicipline, 1834. Prime Minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holds the ceremonial mace

Background imageWellington Duke Of Collection: Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator

Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Creator
Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holding a bone labelled Power ; Governor-General of Canada John




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Wellington, Duke of: A Legendary Commander and Statesman The meeting of Wellington and Blücher at Waterloo on June 18, 1815, depicted in the painting from 1936 by an unknown creator, captures a historic moment that forever changed the course of European history. As two great military minds joined forces against Napoleon Bonaparte's army, their alliance proved to be pivotal in securing victory for the Allied forces. In a silhouette created by John Bruce between 1830-1835, we see the profile of a celebrated commander who had retired from active duty. This enigmatic figure represents Arthur Wellesley, better known as Wellington - a man whose strategic brilliance earned him immense respect among his peers. Thomas Stevens' artwork from England in either 1875 or 1900 showcases another depiction of Wellington and Blücher. Their partnership symbolizes not only military triumph but also diplomatic cooperation between nations striving for peace amidst turbulent times. Pierre Langlumé's painting "The Suspended Congress" around 1829 portrays Wellington engaged in political negotiations. His ability to navigate complex diplomatic situations was just as remarkable as his military prowess. A workshop associated with Francisco de Goya created an intriguing portrait titled "The Duke of Wellington" circa 1812. The image offers us a glimpse into the duke's persona during one of Europe's most tumultuous periods. "The State Cerberus, " translated freely by an unknown author in December 11, 1834, sheds light on how society perceived this influential figure. It highlights both admiration and criticism directed towards Wellington as he navigated through political challenges while maintaining his reputation as a formidable leader. Another tribute to this iconic figure is seen through an anonymous artist's silver statue erected in honor of the Duke of Wellington in 1845. This monument stands tall as a testament to his enduring legacy even after his passing.