NAM.1962-11-11-1

Doorstop in the shape of a standing figure of a horse, intended to represent Copenhagen, the horse owned by the Duke of Wellington and ridden by him at Waterloo, 1815 (c). Cast iron, modelled in relief, with hollow back; the horse has a saddle, bridle, shabraque, pistols and holsters; screwed by 2 brackets to a wooden plinth. The figure was originally painted, but the colours are not now discernible. Plinth has newspaper cutting on underside, relating to the horse.

Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)