Duke of Wellington

Written By Kia Hing Fay

Meet the Duke of Wellington. He was acquired by The National Gallery, London in 1961.

Happy days... until 19 days later when he was stolen by a bus driver with a Robin Hood agenda. Brilliantly, the painting made a cameo appearance (not long after its disappearance) in the Bond classic, Dr No. Sean Connery does a double-take as he spots the artwork in the villains lair. The Duke was eventually returned in 1965, via a ubiquitous Left Luggage locker at a Birmingham train station. ⁠

Duke of Wellington, 1812-14⁠
Francisco Goya⁠
Oil on mahogany panel⁠
National Gallery, London⁠

Kia Hing Fay
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