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‘Interior of the chapel of Waterloo’, 1817
aquatint, print
Accession Number

NAM.1971-02-33-546-9

Description

‘Interior of the chapel of Waterloo’, 1817 Aquatint drawn and engraved by James Rouse. 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. The church shown is the Church of St Joseph of Waterloo in the town of Waterloo. A hussar shows two ladies memorial plaques inside the chapel that commemorate officers killed in the Waterloo campaign. On the left is the plaque to the officers of the 15th King's Regiment of Hussars, and on the right is the plaque to the officers of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards (see research record for names and inscriptions).

Events

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

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