COVE

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, posed twice in 1839 for Benjamin Robert Haydon so that Haydon could paint a portrait of him (exact dates not known).  The resulting painting (oil on canvas) shows Wellington at sunrise overlooking the field of Waterloo, where Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time.  This painting is a companion to Haydon's portrait of Napoleon on St. Helena gazing across the sea at sunset.  Image:  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (National Portrait Gallery).  This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.   

How to Cite this Web Page

Felluga, Dino Franco. "Benjamin Robert Haydon, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1839)." Omnibus Edition of "On a Portrait of Wordsworth." Eds. Dino Franco Felluga, Joshua King, Christopher Rovee and Marjorie Stone. The COVE: The Central Online Victorian Educator, covecollective.org. [Here, add your last date of access to The COVE].