Cultural depictions of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, commanding the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and serving twice as prime minister. He has frequently been depicted in various cultural media.

Portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Francisco Goya (1812-1814)
 
Equestrian Portrait of the 1st Duke of Wellington by Francisco Goya (1812)
 
The central section of The Meeting of Wellington and Blücher after the Battle of Waterloo, in a print of 1879

Literature

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Literary works in which Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, appears:

Film

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Waterloo (1970) poster showing Christopher Plummer as Wellington

Radio

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  • Portrayed by Richard Durden in the BBC Radio 4 dramas The Hanoverian Handicap (1986) and The King's Wife (1988)
  • Portrayed by John Rowe as an adult and Alistair White as a boy in the 1990 BBC Radio 4 drama Nosey!, produced to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
  • Portrayed by Michael Pennington in the two-part 1993 BBC Radio 4 drama The Other Side of the Hill
  • Portrayed by Simon Paisley Day in the 2015 BBC Radio 4 drama Waterloo - The Ball at Brussels

Television

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Arthur Wellesley, painted by
Sir Thomas Lawrence

Music

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Video games

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Video games Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, appears in:

Miscellaneous

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Meeting of Wellington and Blucher after the Battle of Waterloo". UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ Staff. "Warhorses of Letters". BBC. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ "The Duke | Sony Pictures Classics".
  4. ^ "Kempton and the Duke on BBC Radio 4".