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Portrait of the Duke of Wellington

Movie: Dr. No
Painting: Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
Author: Francisco José de Goya
About the film
Cast: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee
Actors in scene: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman
Country (movie): United Kingdom
Genres: thriller, action
Director: Terence Young
Writers: Terence Young, Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, Berkely Mather
Time of scene: 01:25:07
Release year: 1962
About the painting
Title: Portrait of the Duke of Wellington
Author: Francisco José de Goya
Date of creation: 1814
Style: Romanticism
Size: medium
Artist's country: Spain
Room: other, dining room
Room colors: brown, gray
Theme: portrait
Color: red, black
Additional information:

When Bond is about to have dinner with Dr. No, he is amazed to see Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington. The painting had been stolen from the National Gallery by a 60 year-old amateur thief in London just before filming began. Ken Adam had contacted the National Gallery in London to obtain a slide of the picture, painting the copy over the course of the weekend, prior to filming commencing on the Monday.