Sujet
'The Mountain of the Lion', 19th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
'The Mountain of the Lion', 19th century. View of the monument to commemorate the place where William II of the Netherlands was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder during the Battle of Waterloo, 8 June 1815. On the top of the large conical artificial hill is a memorial in the form of a statue of a lion (looking towards France), called La Butte du Lion. It is 140 feet high - including the Lion and Pedestal 200 feet. The circumference at the base is 1680 feet. The inclination is 34 degrees, and 226 stairs lead up to the summit.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1820
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C26_348
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (8,2Mo) / 42,7cm x 29,3cm / 5045 x 3465 (300dpi)