Légende

Battle of Waterloo, Battaille van Waterloo, print, The Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815. View of the battlefield at the moment the English commander Wellington hears that Prussian reinforcements are on their way. The wounded William, Prince of Orange, is being led away on the left in the foreground. The commanders and other officers on horseback stand in the center; wounded and dead soldiers are on the right in the foreground. In the background the battles rage on the battlefield., printmaker: Nicolaas Pieneman, Netherlands, after design by Jan Willem Pieneman, 1819 - 1860, paper, lithography, height 309 mm x width 479 mm, Person, William II of the Netherlands, Arthur Wellesley of Wellington, putting out of action by wounding, charge, battle, Waterloo, A detailed pencil drawing of a battlefield scene filled with soldiers and horses spread across a grassy plain, with groups of marchers and mounted officers concentrated toward the center and sides, some soldiers wearing tall hats and shakos and others in different uniforms, a few figures seated or kneeling tending to wounded comrades, several fallen figures lying on the ground, a man on horseback gesturing with an outstretched arm surrounded by other mounted officers, banners and standards held by troops, a dense crowd of infantry in the background stretching toward distant tree lines and buildings, a large sky with faint cloud outlines above the scene, and decorative cursive script along the lower margin that is part of the image.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B36_018

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.8Mo (8.1Mo) / 33.5cm x 28.3cm / 3956 x 3339 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Battle Waterloo Battaille van Waterloo print June 18 1815 View battlefield moment English commander Wellington hears Prussian reinforcements way wounded William Prince Orange led away left foreground commanders officers horseback stand center wounded dead soldiers right background battles rage printmaker Nicolaas Pieneman Netherlands design Jan Willem Pieneman 1819 - 1860 paper lithography height 309 mm x width 479 mm Person William II Arthur Wellesley Wellington putting action wounding charge battle detailed pencil drawing scene filled soldiers horses spread across grassy plain groups marchers mounted officers concentrated sides wearing tall hats shakos different uniforms figures seated kneeling tending wounded comrades several fallen figures lying ground man horseback gesturing outstretched arm surrounded mounted officers banners standards held troops dense crowd infantry background stretching distant tree lines buildings large sky faint cloud outlines decorative cursive script lower margin part image