Lawrence - Duke of Wellington J040044
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington " portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830).
Velazquez - The Waterseller of Seville J040094
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " The Waterseller of Seville " c1620 by Diego Da Silva VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660).
Velazquez - Two Young Men Eating at a Humble Table N070556
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Two Young Men Eating at a Humble Table" c1618-20 by Diego VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660).
Velazquez - Pope Innocent X J040095
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Pope Innocent X " c1650 ascribed to Diego Da Silva VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660).
Francisco Gomez de Quevedo Y Villegas N070518
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Francisco Gomez de Quevedo Y Villegas" c.1630s Studio copy after a lost Velazquez. WM 1548-1948.
Velazquez - A Spanish Gentleman K060049
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " A Spanish Gentleman ". Probably Jose Nieto, Chamberlain to Queen Maria of Austria. by Diego da Silva Velazquez (1599-1660).
Van Dyck - St Rosalia N070657
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "St Rosalia Crowned with Roses by Two Angels" by Sir Anthony van DYCK (1599-1641). WM 1651-1948. From Spanish Royal Collection. Captured at Vitoria 1813.
Van de Velde - Large Ships and Boats in a Calm N070600
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Large Ships and Boats in a Calm" by Willem Van de VELDE the younger (1633-1707). WM 1644-1948. Provisionally Spanish Royal Collection. Captured at Vitoria 1813.
Panini - Festival in the Piazza di Spagna, Rome N070597
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "A Festival in the Piazza di Spagna Rome" 1727 by Giovanni Paolo PANINI (1691-1765). WM 1641-1948. Spanish Royal Collection, captured at Vitoria 1813. Pannini
Mengs - Infant Christ and St Anthony of Padua K080008
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "The Infant Christ Appearing to St Anthony of Padua" by Anton Raphael MENGS (1728-79). After treatment. WM 1598-1948.
Caravaggio - A Musician N070517
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "A Musician" circa 1610 by Cecco del CARAVAGGIO previously known as "The Conjurer" WM 1547-1948.
D'Arpino - The Expulsion from Paradise N070589
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "The Expulsion from Paradise" by Giuseppe Cesari, Il Cavaliere D'ARPINO (1568-1640). WM 1633-1948. Spanish Royal Collection, captured at Vitoria 1813.
Pieneman - General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel N070688
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "General Miguel Ricardo de Alava y Esquivel" sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN (1779-1843) in 1821. WM 1527-1948. A veteran of the Spanish contingent at Trafalgar, Alava joined the uprising against the French in 1808. In 1810 he was sent as Spanish liaison with the British in Portugal, where he became friendly with the Duke of Wellington. In 1815, as Spanish ambassador to the Hague, he was able to take up an appointment on Wellington's field staff as the Spanish Commissionary for the allies at the Battle of Waterloo.
Wilkie - Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Despatch N070447
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "The Chelsea Pensioners reading the Waterloo Despatch" 1822 by Sir David WILKIE (1785-1841). WM 1469-1948.
Claude - Pastoral Landscape with the Ponte Molle, Rome N070561
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Pastoral Landscape with the Ponte Molle, Rome" circa 1645 by CLAUDE, Gellee (1600-1682). From Spanish Royal Collection. Captured by the Duke of Wellington at Vitoria, 1813. WM 1599-1948. Lorrain
Pieneman - General Rowland Hill N070457
APSLEY HOUSE, London. General Rowland Hill (1772-1842), sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1479-1948). A Peninsular veteran and accomplished commander in his own right, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, Hill commanded the II Corps. He led the charge of Sir Frederick Adam's brigade against the Imperial Guard towards the end of the battle. For some time it was thought that he had fallen in the melee but he escaped unwounded. He was made Viscount Hill of Almaraz in 1842.
Ribera - La Carcasse N070544
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "La Carcasse: a Witch being drawn on the skeleton of a monster" signed by Jusepe RIBERA (1591-1652). Spanish Royal Collection. Captured at Vitoria 1813. WM 1580-1948.
Vernet - Sunset: View over a Bay with Figures N070601
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Sunset: View over a Bay with Figures" 1742 by Claude Joseph VERNET (1714-89). WM 1645-1948. Previously Spanish Royal Collection, Captured at Vitoria 1813.
Beechey - Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton N070463
APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Lt. General Sir Thomas Picton" c.1815 (1758-1815) by Sir William BEECHEY (1753-1839). WM 1485-1948.
Pieneman - General Sir James Shaw Kennedy N070510
APSLEY HOUSE, London. General Sir James Shaw Kennedy (1788-1865) sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1540-1948). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, Captain Kennedy served on the staff of Alten's 3rd Division, which withstood several French cavalry charges. During the battle he was struck in the side and out of action for a period, one of his horses was killed and another was wounded under him. He was later noted as a historian of the battle.