R. Ackermann's Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson

June 1, 1815 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

R. Ackermann's Transparency on the Victory of Waterloo — Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson

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.

Artist: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|Napoléon Bonaparte|Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson
Date: June 1, 1815
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959