Apsley House, the 1st Duke of Wellington's London home, will be putting on a special display of their Dutch masterpieces this ...

In essence, the Duke of Wellington’s influence shaped and characterized ... and his eldest brother Richard inherited the bulk of Garrett’s estate, including the title of Earl.

The Duke of Wellington's legacy still towers over British history today. The hero of Waterloo, vanquisher of Napoleon – poet laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson hailed him as the 'last great Englishman'.

He was ‘the great World-victor’s victor’, a brilliant general, a bad marksman and a worse Prime Minister, but Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, was also a sophisticated collector. As well as ...

The Waterseller of Seville, about 1620, by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660), 421⁄3in by 32in, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House, London. The Duke of Wellington says: I have known this painting all ...