The Dying Contrabandista is an 1858 genre painting by the British artist John Phillip.

Formerly a member of The Clique artistic group, later in his career Phillip concentrated on scenes of Spanish life and was a favourite painter of Queen Victoria.

[1] The paining portrays a fatally wounded smuggler dying in the arms of his beloved.

The theme of a wounded guerrilla had previously been used by David Wilkie in a scene of the Peninsular War.

[3] The work was acquired by Queen Victoria in 1858 for 650 guineas as a Christmas gift for her husband Prince Albert.