Title

The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Despatch', 1822

Caption

'The Chelsea Pensioners Reading the Waterloo Despatch', 1822. Painting in Apsley House, London.

Date

1822

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B39_208

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 16,7in x 10,7in / 5000 x 3217 (300dpi)

Keywords

London England people male man men arts painting country art guy reading British English color colour war location century victory Britain news wartime good news concept battle georgian messenger metaphor despatch despatch rider 19th century War veteran Chelsea Kensington and Chelsea nineteenth century English Heritage Battle of Waterloo Chelsea Pensioner Napoleonic Wars TGN old soldier oil David Wilkie Sir David Wilkie Wilkie David Sir Wilkie Sir David oil