Transparency: Exhibited at R. Ackermann's in the Strand on the 27th November 1815, the Day on which the General Peace was Celebrated in London

November 27, 1815 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Transparency: Exhibited at R. Ackermann's in the Strand on the 27th November 1815, the Day on which the General Peace was Celebrated in London — Rudolph Ackermann, London|Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|Thomas Rowlandson|Louis XVIII, King of France|Napoléon Bonaparte|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

An allegorical design of Louis XVIII's throne atop a monument and military trophy. Blucher fires a blunderbuss at Napoleon, sending him down the stairs at left, while the Duke of Wellington leads Louis XVIII up the stairs at right. The King is followed by four people carrying the crown. Fame and Justice fly above the monument. Two groups of Allied soldiers gather below.

Artist: Rudolph Ackermann, London|Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher|Thomas Rowlandson|Louis XVIII, King of France|Napoléon Bonaparte|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date: November 27, 1815
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959