Caption

Prince of Orange on horseback, 1815, print, Willem Frederik George, Prince of Orange, on horseback, during the battle of Quatre-Bras, June 16, 1815. Behind the prince an officer with a banner without inscription., printmaker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, Amsterdam, after drawing by Jan Willem Pieneman, 1816, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, height 236 mm x width 156 mm, Person, William II of the Netherlands, riding a horse, ass, or mule, rider, horseman, the soldier, the soldier's life (cavalry, horsemen), horse in motion, Battle of Quatre Bras, Brabant, Quatre-Bras, Period, 1815-06-16, A monochrome engraving of a man on a rearing horse with one arm extended holding a hat, the rider wearing a coat and breeches and looking outward, the horse depicted with raised front legs and visible bridle and reins, behind them a second man in a uniform holding a flagpole and a sword with clouds or smoke forming a backdrop, the foreground showing textured ground and brush strokes beneath the horse's hooves.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Prince Orange horseback 1815 print Willem Frederik George battle Quatre-Bras June 16 prince officer banner inscription printmaker Jacob Ernst Marcus Amsterdam drawing Jan Willem Pieneman 1816 paper etching engraving height 236 mm x width 156 mm Person William II Netherlands riding horse ass mule rider horseman soldier soldier's life cavalry horsemen motion Battle Quatre Bras Brabant Period 1815-06-16 monochrome engraving man rearing horse arm extended holding hat rider wearing coat breeches looking outward horse depicted raised front legs visible bridle reins them second man uniform holding flagpole sword clouds smoke forming backdrop foreground showing textured ground brush strokes beneath horse's hooves