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Napoleon, on horseback, is confronted by Blücher, at right, who fires a blunderbuss at him. He is also pursued by Wellington, at left, who gallops towards him, saber in hand. Napoleon's crown falls off his head, his feet have fallen out of the stirrups, and flails his arms towards Blücher.
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Title: R. Ackermann's Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher:
Rudolph Ackermann, London (British, active 1794–1832)
Subject:
Napoléon Bonaparte (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Subject:
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Subject:
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769–1852)
Date: June 1, 1815
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions:
Plate: 8 11/16 × 13 5/16 in. (22 × 33.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 9/16 × 14 5/16 in. (24.3 × 36.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1619
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