NAM.1971-02-33-528-2

Captain Kelly of the Life Guards killing a French officer of Cuirassiers, at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. One of 16 lithographs by J Atkinson depicting incidents of British bravery during the late campaigns on the continent. Graphically illustrated in a series of drawings on stone. The caption reads, ‘‘Among the numerous instances of bravery recorded of the heroes of Waterloo the conduct of Captn Kelly of the Life Guards deserves particular notice, in leading a charge of the heavy Brigade against a body of Cuirassiers he encountered with the commanding officer whom after a severe contest he deprived of life in spite of his defensive armour giving a striking proof of its uselessness against superior prowess and skill.’ Associated with the Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).

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