[Mrs. Don-o]

Dagger John! My hero!

[AnAmericanMother]

He single-handedly integrated the Irish into American life. Stopped the Draft Riots, too, though he was pitifully sick (and actually dying) when he addressed the mob.

We sure could use him today - he understood anti-Catholicism and that you can't allow yourself to be bullied.

Kind of looks like the Iron Duke in this portrait.

[AnAmericanMother]

But Goya hands down did the best portrait of Wellington - although it doesn't look that much like the 'official' portraits.

Goya had a way of digging into a man's soul and laying it bare. I would not go near him if he had a paintbrush in his hand!