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Battle of Waterloo

Maker

(artist)
ca. 1770-1836 (Life dates)

(engraver)
active 1786-1838 (Life dates)

(publisher)

Title

Battle of Waterloo

Date of Production

18 April 1816

Dimensions

Height: 20.2 cm
Width: 27.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.3960

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords








Wellington



























Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: lower centre image, printed: "BATTLE OF WATERLOO. / W. Scott's Poem, P.36."; lower left margin, printed: "I.H.Clark delt."; lower centre margin, printed: "Published & Sold, April 18, 1816, by Edw.d Orme, Publisher to his Majesty & H,R,H, the Prince Regent, Bond Street, corner of Brook Street, London."; lower right margin, printed: "M. Dubourg sculpt."; lower centre, printed: ""Alas! what links of love that morn / "Has Wars rude hand asunder torn! / "Here piled in common slaughter sleep / "Those whom affection long shall weep;"" Mount: lower centre, pen (later Witt inscription): "JOHN HEAVISIDE CLARK"; upper right, stamped (later Witt inscription): "WITT / LIBRARY"; upper centre, pencil (later Witt inscription): "924/63(14a)"

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