The battle of waterloo, 18 june 1815. View of the battle field on the moment that the british commander wellington receives the message that help from prussian troops is underway. Bottom left the wounded prince of orange is being carried away. The commanders and other officers are depicted in the center on horseback. Bottom right a number of wounded and dead soldiers. In the background the battle is raging. The people portrayed include lord uxbridge, sir rowland hill, staff colonel sir william delancey, major-general george cooke, colonel harvey, colonel campbell, lieutenant-general don miguel ricardo de álava, lieutenant-colonel f. C. Ponsonby, major william thornhill, jean victor, baron de constant de rebeque, colonel sir john elley, lieutenant-colonel aberson, general-major a. K. J. G. D'aubremé, captain aberson, captain h. Roepel, colonel h. Detmers, major j. L. D. Van der smissen, lieutenant-colonel a. Van thielen, lieutenant-colonel jhr. W. F. Boreel, lieutenant-general d. H. Baron chassé, colonel sir g. A. Wood, general major j. B. Baon van merlen, lieutenant-general ch. Von alten, major general sir colin halkett, lieutenant-colonel william george harris, captain c. Nepveu, fitzroy james henry somerset, h. D. Graaf de cruquenbourg, n. C. Ampt, general-major jhr. A. D. Trip, john william fremantle, general-major graaf van rheede, major-general lord edward somerset, charles gordon lennox, lord march, colonel dennis pack, major p. S. R. Van hooff, major-general john ormsby vandeleur, major georg, freiherr baring, colonel c. Von ompteda, colonel l. J. H. F. De caylar and général de division cambronne, maréchal de camp. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1824. Place of creation: Amsterdam (?). Dimensions: height: 567 cm (18.6 ft); width: 823 cm (27 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: William II of the Netherlands, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von Ompteda, Sir George Cooke. Collection: Rijksmuseum. De Slag bij Waterloo Rijksmuseum SK-A-1115 Alexandre Charles Joseph Ghislain d'Aubremé (cropped)
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