‘Headquarters of the Duke of Wellington, in the village of Waterloo’, 1815
aquatint, print
Accession Number
NAM.1971-02-33-546-10
Description
‘Headquarters of the Duke of Wellington, in the village of Waterloo’, 1815. Coloured aquatint by James Rouse, published by H Colburn, Conduit Street, London 1816. One of a series of aquatints, illustrations to ‘An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo’, 1817. Shows row of houses and cobbled street with carriages, soldiers standing in a doorway with a sign above saying 'Le Grand Quartier Du Duc De Wellington. Men drinking at a table on the grass verge. Associated with the Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).
Events
Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)
Associated collection
