Arthur Wellesley (Phoenix Park, Dublin)

The Wellington Monument. If you visit and look closely, the bronze plaque which carries the inscription is full of graffiti etched by later generations of Dubliners.

CONSERVATA TVIS ASIA ATQVE EVROPA TRIUMPHIS

INVICTVM BELLO TE COLVERE DUCEM

NVNC VMBRATA GERIS CIVILIA TEMPORA QUERCV

VT DESIT FAMÆ GLORIA NULLA TVÆ.

Asia and Europe saved by thee, proclaim

Invincible in war thy deathless name.

Now round thy brow the civic oak we twine,

That every earthly glory may be thine.

This testimonial to the services of

Arthur Duke of Wellington

was erected by the private subscription of his countrymen.

The inscriptions were written in honour of his brother by Richard Marquess Wellesley.

The sculptures were executed by Irish artists and cast from cannon taken in battle.

Begun in 1817 Earl Whitworth PR. Finished in 1861 Earl of Carlisle PR

R. Smike R.A. Architect.

Author’s photograph (2026)