Sujet
'Lion de Waterloo', mid 19th century. Creator: Vanderhecht.
Légende
'Lion de Waterloo', mid 19th century. War memorial on the site of the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium, fought on 8 June 1815 between Napoleon's forces and a coaltion of the British under the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher. The Lion's Mound marks the place where William II of the Netherlands was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder. 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
1847
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19D55_318
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
92,6Mo (6,2Mo) / 59,3cm x 39,1cm / 7008 x 4616 (300dpi)