Sujet

The Battle of Waterloo, 1824. Creator: Jan Willem Pieneman.

Légende

The Battle of Waterloo, 1824. Emperor Napoleon met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This painting - the largest at the Rijksmuseum - shows the moment when the tide turned: the British general Wellington hears that the Prussian army is approaching. Victory, and an end to twenty years of war, is at hand. The Dutch crown prince, later Willem II, lies wounded on a stretcher. For his courage in the field, he was known as the Hero of Waterloo.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A66_003

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

182,6Mo (8,6Mo) / 83,1cm x 55,0cm / 9818 x 6500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe portrait animal people animals horses horse historical painting country French France emperor British museum Netherlands Dutch color royal military war location century victory Britain general soldiers soldier stretcher royalty concept battle defeat victorious defeated prince Colour 19th century battlefield nineteenth century history historic Battle of Waterloo crown prince Rijksmuseum TGN William II Prince of Orange Wellington Orange Oil on canvas Jan Willem Pieneman Pieneman Jan Willem William II Arthur Richard Wellesley 2nd Duke of Wellington Arthur Richard Wellesley Viscount Wellington Prince William of Orange-Nassau Orange-Nassau Painting Heritage Art Low Countries 19th-century Prin